Recent scientific evidence specifies that chronically disrupted sleep in children and adolescents can lead to problems in cognitive functioning. Behavioral interventions for pediatric sleep problems, especially in young children, have been shown to produce clinically significant improvements. Sleep disorders in childhood and adolescence are allied with neurocognitive and psychosocial impairments as well as an increase in caregiver burden. Sleep problems in infants, children, and adolescents present in a myriad of ways, often leading to significant impairments in multiple aspects of daytime functioning.
Specific sleep problems in children and adolescents could further complicate any underlying comorbid medical conditions like obesity, asthma and psychological problems like depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. Hence assessment of sleep disorders is important. Considerations in…
