Full Description
Sleep and ADHD begins with an overview of sleep (normal sleep, sleep cues, developmental phases, etc.) and continues with the epidemiology of ADHD and sleep problems, including medical issues (e.g. sleep apnea), parasomnias, behavioral insomnias (i.e. limit setting, sleep onset association disorders, circadian rhythm disorders and anxiety-related insomnia). It then covers the etiology of sleep problems, including the role of sleep hygiene and habits, the developing child, and the role of stimulants and medications used in the management of ADHD sleep problems. As the first book of its kind, users will find this reference an invaluable addition to the literature on ADHD.
Contents
1. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: An overview
2. Overview of sleep in children
3. Epidemiology and etiology of behavioral insomnias, circadian rhythm disorders and parasomnias in ADHD
4. Epidemiology and etiology of medical sleep problems in ADHD
5. Healthy sleep practices (sleep hygiene) in children with ADHD
6. ADHD medications and sleep
7. Child and family impacts of sleep problems in children and adolescents with ADHD
8. Assessing sleep problems in ADHD
9. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of insomnias, parasomnias, and circadian rhythm disorders associated with ADHD
10. Treatment of medical (sleep breathing disorders, restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, and narcolepsy) sleep problems in ADHD
11. The triple threat of sleep, adolescence, and ADHD
12. Sleep in adults with ADHD - etiology, impact and treatments
13. New frontiers: Neurobiology of sleep in ADHD
14. Future research directions in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and sleep
