Sleep Problems in Children and Teens
Friday's Progress Notes - March 29, 2002
Mental Health Information - Vol. 6 Issue 4
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CONTENTS
1. Sleep roblems in childhood
2. Myths about sleep
3. Sleep and behavior problems in school-aged children
4. Television-viewing habits and sleep disturbance
5. Nightmare remedies
6. Sleep deprivation and teen health
7. Sleep tips for kids
8. Impact of divorce on children
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Dear Colleagues,
Sleep disturbances among children and adolescents are common. Left untreated, sleep problems can result in significant emotional, behavioral, and cognitive impairment and can put youth at risk for poor school performance, accidents, and social or medical problems. Today's newsletter focuses on the treatment of sleep problems in young people.
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John L. Miller, MD
1. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Sleep Disorders and Sleep Problems in Childhood
The article addresses sleep problems in which polysomnography is abnormal and problems that are behavioral in origin.
www.aafp.org/afp/20010115/277.html
2. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Top 10 Sleep Myths
This article discusses common sleep myths.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/sleepmyths.html
3. PEDIATRICS
Sleep and Behavior Problems in School-Aged Children
Parental reports of their children's sleep problems may be a red flag for specific sleep problems and psychiatric, social, or medical problems.
www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/107/4/e60
4. PEDIATRICS
Television-viewing Habits and Sleep Disturbance in School Children
The presence of a television set in the child's bedroom may be a relatively under recognized, but important, contributor to sleep problems in school children.
5. ATHEALTH.COM
Nightmare Remedies: Helping Your Child Tame the Demons of the Night
Alan Siegel, PhD, tells parents how they can help their children cope with nightmares.
6. MONITOR ON PSYCHOLOGY
Sleep Deprivation May Be Undermining Teen Health
Research suggests that lack of sufficient sleep--a rampant problem among teens--appears to put adolescents at risk for cognitive and emotional difficulties, poor school performance, accidents and psychopathology.
7. ATHEALTH.COM
Eight Sleep Tips for Kids
Sleep has a role in everything -- dawdling, temper tantrums, hyperactivity, growth, health, and even learning to tie his shoes and recite the ABCs.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/sleeptipsforkids.html
8. PARENT NEWS
Divorce and Children: An Interview with Robert Hughes, Jr, PhD
Dr. Hughes discusses the impact of divorce on children's behavior and academic achievement.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/childrendivorce.html
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