A Community Survey of Characteristics of One- to Two-Year-Olds with Sleep Disruptions

Richman, Naomi

doi:10.1016/s0002-7138(09)60989-4

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“…The study population presented similar characteristics to those observed in previous similar studies using a similar therapeutic approach [13,42], in particular a large proportion of sleep disturbances (the most frequent symptom in the present population) and the existence of co-morbidity (presence of behavioral disturbances, functional disturbances and/or emotional difficulties), which was observed in the present study for nearly two-thirds of the children [25,33,39,46]. There was also a large proportion of anxious and, to a lesser extent, depressive symptoms among the mothers [8,22], as well as an association between the mental state of the mother and difficulties experienced by the child (in particular prior to the start of the therapy, and in case of behavioral disorders in the child).…”

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confidence: 87%

Predictors of outcome in infant and toddlers functional or behavioral disorders after a brief parent–infant psychotherapy

Hervé

Paradis

Rattaz

et al. 2009

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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The efficacy of parent-child psychotherapies is widely recognized today. There are, however, less data on predictive factors for outcome in infants and toddlers and their parents. The aim of this study was to highlight predictive factors for outcome after a brief psychotherapy in a population of 49 infants and toddlers aged 3-30 months presenting functional or behavioral disorders. Two assessments were performed, the first before treatment and the second a month after the end of the therapy. These assessments included an evaluation of the child's symptoms, and of depressive or anxiety symptoms in the parents. The assessments after therapy show complete or partial improvement in the child's symptoms for nearly three quarters, and a decrease in the number of anxious and depressive mothers, and also in the number of depressive fathers. Three independent factors appear as predictive of unfavorable outcome for the child: frequency and intensity of behavioral problems and fears, and the absence of the father at more than two-thirds of consultations. The outcome for the mother is associated solely with her anxiety score at the start of the therapy. This study underlines the particular difficulties involved in the treatment of infants and toddlers presenting behavioral disturbances and emotional difficulties, and the value of involving the father in treatment.

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confidence: 87%

Predictors of outcome in infant and toddlers functional or behavioral disorders after a brief parent–infant psychotherapy

Hervé

Paradis

Rattaz

et al. 2009

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…Infants who did not awaken their mothers during the previous week were compared with infants who met the criteria for a sleep problem according to Richman (1981). These infants awakened five or more nights per week and either awakened three or more times per night or stayed awake on average more than 20 minutes.…”

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“…The mean number of weekly awakenings was 7.05 (SD = 6.53, range 0-49), and the mean length of each awakening for the waking infants was 22.86 minutes (SD = 30.79, range 1-300). On the basis of Richman's (1981) criteria, 138 infants (11% of the total) were identified as chronic wakers. These infants awakened an average of 15.67 times per week (SD = 8.87), with an average length of awakening of 32.82 minutes (SD = 32.15).…”

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Night waking in 6-month-old infants and maternal depressive symptoms

Karraker

Young

2007

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

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Relations between night waking in infants and depressive symptoms in their mothers at 6 months postpartum were examined using the data from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care. Although more depressive symptoms were only weakly correlated with a higher frequency of infant waking, longer wake times, and more total time awake, the rate of clinically significant depression scores was about double in mothers of chronically waking infants in comparison with mothers whose infants did not awaken during the night. The value of comparing subgroups to elucidate relations identified through correlations is discussed.

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“…There have been several relatively large-scale surveys of the prevalence of night waking in infants, from several different countries (United States, United Kingdom, and New Zealand). Richman (1981) reported that 24% of her sample woke 2 to 4 nights per week, and Fergusson, Shannon, and Horwood (1981) reported that 47% ofthe children they studied woke at least once per week (N = 771 and 1,144, respectively). Using a different survey methodology (a telephone survey, N = 289), Johnson (1991) reported 38% of infants to be problem wakers, waking, on average, 1.8 times per night 6 nights per week.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Longitudinal studies seeking to relate childhood sleep problems to problems later in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood are uncommon, and have generally not found numerous or consistent predictive relationships. In the short term, however, ISD is associated with other difficulties (e.g., Klackenberg, 1982;Richman, 1981;Zuckerman, Stevenson, & Bailey, 1987). Children do not necessarily "grow out" of ISD (Zuckerman et al, 1987), and the development of secondary ISD is quite common, affecting be-tween 19% to 50% of families (Fergusson et al, 1981;Moore & Ucko, 1957).…”

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A Behavioral Model of Infant Sleep Disturbance

Blampied

1993

J of App Behav Analysis

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Chronic sleep disturbance, such as bed refusal, sleep-onset delay, and night waking with crying, affects 15% to 35% of preschool children. Biological factors, particularly arousals associated with recurrent episodes of rapid-eye-movement sleep, render infants vulnerable to repeated awakenings. Parental failure to establish appropriate stimulus control of sleep-related behaviors and parentmediated contingencies of reinforcement for sleep-incompatible behaviors may shape and maintain infant sleep disturbance. Treatment and prevention strategies are discussed, and research needs are identified.

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A Community Survey of Characteristics of One- to Two-Year-Olds with Sleep Disruptions

Cited by 294 publications

References 8 publications

Predictors of outcome in infant and toddlers functional or behavioral disorders after a brief parent–infant psychotherapy

Predictors of outcome in infant and toddlers functional or behavioral disorders after a brief parent–infant psychotherapy

Night waking in 6-month-old infants and maternal depressive symptoms

A Behavioral Model of Infant Sleep Disturbance

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