Treatment of childhood insomnia diagnosed as “hyperactivity”

Bergman, Ronald L.

doi:10.1016/0005-7916(76)90088-4

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“…There is a strong possibility that, at least in some children, sleep disturbances and daytime ADHD symptomatology may reciprocally interact (Ball & Koloian, 1995;Dahl Puig-Antich, 1990). In those instances where sleep disturbances are severe, the development of specific behavioral interventions for older children, in the manner of those described by Minde, Faucon, and Falkner (1994) for toddlers, may significantly improve daytime adjustment as reported in several studies (Bergman, 1976;Burd & Kerbeshian, 1991;Dahl et al, 1991).…”

Section: Sleep Disturbances In Children With Adhdmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…There is increasing recognition that sleep disturbances may lead to or exacerbate daytime behavior problems of children with developmental disorders (Dahl & Puig-Antich, 1990;Miller & Kraft, 1992;Wilens et al, 1994), and instances in which the behavioral treatment of the sleep disturbances relieved the child's daytime behavioral problems (Bergman, 1976;Dahl, Pelham, & Wierson, 1991) do exist. Sleep disturbances may, therefore, contribute to the behavioral problems of some children with ADHD.…”

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Parent reports of sleep disturbances in stimulant-medicated children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Day

Abmayr

1998

J. Clin. Psychol.

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In a study of the severity of sleep disturbances in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who are taking stimulant medication, parents of 20 children diagnosed as having ADHD and on medication, 20 unmedicated children with some other psychiatric diagnosis (OPD), and 20 nonclinical control children responded to a 40-question structured interview to report the frequency of their children's sleep disturbances occurring during a 1-month interval. Parents of children in the ADHD group reported significantly more problems than parents of children in the other groups on variables within all three categories of behaviors: (a) settling and going to sleep, (b) disruptions during sleep, and (c) morning activities. From 25% to 50% of these parents reported very frequent difficulties in their children settling and going to sleep. These findings indicate that monitoring sleep-related behaviors and providing adjunctive therapies for sleep-related disturbances would be beneficial for many families with ADHD children who are taking stimulant medication.

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Parent reports of sleep disturbances in stimulant-medicated children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Day

Abmayr

1998

J. Clin. Psychol.

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“…Yen, McIntire and Berkowitz (1972) reported successful treatment of a 17-yearold insomniac with extinction. Extinction was also used in a study by Bergman (1976) in which a seven year-old boy who slept in his parents' bed was no longer permitted to do so. He was returned to his own bed each time he came through to his parents' room.…”

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Treatment of Infant Sleep Disturbance by Graduated Extinction

Lawton¹,

France²,

Blampied

1991

Child & Family Behavior Therapy

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Clinically significant improvements in infant sleep behaviour were evident for four out of six subjects exposed to graduated extinction and for three out of four given extinction. Data for two subjects were unavailable for analysis.Improvements were maintained at follow-up.Parents reported high satisfaction with the procedures and improved family lifestyles. The quality of parental compliance with treatment was lower for graduated extinction than for extinction. The conclusions revealed that while graduated extinction was effective in treating infant sleep disturbance, it is no more effective than extinction, which has practical and clinical advantages in almost all cases.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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“…The increased rate of PLMS in children with ADHD may be due to the considerable overlap in symptoms of the two disorders. In children, both disorders produce daytime symptoms of hyperactivity, inattentiveness, distractibility, motor restlessness, moodiness, emotional sensitivity and decreased academic performance (16,17,(23)(24)(25)(26)(27). These commonalities suggest that there may be a subset of children diagnosed with ADHD who actually have unidentified PLMS rather than a behavioural disorder.…”

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Periodic limb movements in sleep and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Are they related?

Pockett

Kirk

2006

Paediatrics &Amp; Child Health

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BACKGROUND: Periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS) is an uncommon sleep disorder in the paediatric population. Recently, an association between PLMS and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children was identified. OBJECTIVE: To review the current literature and describe the common clinical presentations and pathophysiology related to both ADHD and PLMS. METHODS: A comprehensive, electronic medical literature review was performed using search terms related to both PLMS and ADHD, with age limits applied to select for the paediatric population. A manual review of these articles was performed to identify other key reports relating to the topic. RESULTS: The symptoms of PLMS in children are very similar to those of ADHD. Both disorders are related to dopamine production and metabolism, and both respond to dopaminergic therapy. The coexistence of ADHD and PLMS is reported to occur with some frequency. The potential for misdiagnosis of ADHD in a child with PLMS exists, given the similar clinical presentations. Recommendations regarding the identification of children undergoing evaluation for possible ADHD who may benefit from polysomnography are suggested. CONCLUSIONS: Both ADHD and PLMS may present with daytime symptoms of hyperactivity, impulsivity, inattentiveness and decreased school performance. Physicians should consider PLMS in the differential diagnosis of a child with ADHD symptoms.

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Treatment of childhood insomnia diagnosed as “hyperactivity”

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Parent reports of sleep disturbances in stimulant-medicated children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Parent reports of sleep disturbances in stimulant-medicated children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Treatment of Infant Sleep Disturbance by Graduated Extinction

Periodic limb movements in sleep and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Are they related?

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