Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents

<p>The first book to offer an in-depth study of the relationship between sleep disorders and common psychiatric disorders in children this new addition to Informa’s Sleep Disorders series covers: </p><ul> <ul> </ul> <li>sleep and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder autism anxiety and depression</li> <li>sleep disorders and obesity (including diabetes and metabolic syndrome) a subject that recently has become very prevalent in independent research studies</li> <li>current pharmacotherapies for pediatric insomnia with an overview of pediatric psychopharmacology</li> <li>cross-cultural issues in sleep practices and habits</li> <ul> </ul> </ul><p><strong><em>Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents</em></strong> provides practical tools for the clinician for treating children including guidelines to assess sleep sleep questionnaires and behavioral scales making this a well-rounded resource for not only sleep specialists but psychiatrists neurologists and pediatricians as well.</p>