1Feb 16, 2023
Affective reactivity may be the mediator of sleep disturbance on suicidal ideation. Improving sleep may improve affective reactivity, which may in turn reduce suicidal ideation.
Hamilton, J. L., Tsypes, A., Zelazny, J., Sewall, C. J., R...
2Apr 22, 2022
Although behavioural interventions are recommended by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) as first line treatments for sleep problems in autistic children, few have been shown to actually work. This Australian RCT provides...
3Feb 26, 2021
Martijn Arns, PhD, J.J. Sandra Kooij, MD, PhD, Andrew N. Coogan, PhD
Sleep disturbance is common when children and young people experience mental health problems. This review explains how they can best be addressed.
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4Feb 25, 2021
Beth A. Malow, MD, MS, Robert L. Findling, MD, MBA, Carmen M. Schroder, MD, PhD, Athanasios Maras, MD, John Breddy, MSc, Tali Nir, DVM, Nava Zisapel, PhD, Paul Gringras, MD, MRCPCH
This study demonstrates the safety of melatonin, a hypnotic (sle...
5Aug 6, 2020
Clementi, M. A., & Alfano, C. A. (2020). An integrated sleep and anxiety intervention for anxious children: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104520933936.
Children with ...
6Mar 15, 2018
Fuller C, Lehman E, Hicks S, et al. Global Pediatric Health 2017. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X17736972
This is a useful article to give parents who ask about the impact of bedtime use of technology on children’s behaviour. Children who use o...
7Dec 14, 2017
Blake, M. J., Blake, L. M., Schwartz, O., Raniti, M., Waloszek, J. M., Murray, G., Simmons, J. G., Landau, E., Dahl, R. E., McMakin, D. L., Dudgeon, P., Trinder, J. and Allen, N. B. (2017), J Child Psychol Psychiatr. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12842
This se...
8Nov 12, 2017
Gringras, Paul et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Volume 56 , Issue 11 , 948 - 957.e4
This placebo-controlled trial of prolonged release melatonin (2mg escalated to 5mg PedPRM) for insomnia in 125 children...
9Nov 12, 2017
Bruni O, Angriman M, Calisti F, et al. J Child Psychol Psychiatr. Published online Oct 2017. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12812
This review offers a useful and up-to-date summary of the evidence base for the pharmacological treatment of insomnia in children w...
10Oct 2, 2017
Gringras, Paul et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, published online September 2017. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2017.09.414
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience greater diffi...