Sleep in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A focus on insomnia in children with ADHD and ASD

Sleep Medicine Clinics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 149-168

  Corkum, Penny ^a,b   Davidson, Fiona D ^a   Tan Macneill, Kim ^a   Weiss, Shelly K ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Clinic   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Insomnia; Pediatric; Sleep; Treatment

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; INSOMNIA; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MORBIDITY; PARENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN;

EID: 84901697830     PISSN: 1556407X     EISSN: 15564088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2014.02.006     Document Type: Review

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