To sleep or not to sleep: A systematic review of the literature of pharmacological treatments of insomnia in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 640-647

  Barrett, Jessica R ^a,b   Tracy, Derek K ^a,c   Giaroli, Giovanni ^a,d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; MELATONIN; PLACEBO; THEANINE; ZOLPIDEM;

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CLONIDINE; GLUTAMATES; HUMANS; PYRIDINES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 84890614870     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: 15578992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2013.0059     Document Type: Article

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