Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1st Edition
In this issue of Psychiatric Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jessica Lunsford-Avery and Argelinda Baroni bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Top experts in the field cover neurocognitive effects of sleep disruption; medications used for pediatric insomnia; behavioral treatment of insomnia and sleep disturbances; the parasomnias; restless leg syndrome; autism spectrum disorder and sleep; and more.
ISBN :
9780443246982
Publication Date :
02-02-2024
In this issue of Psychiatric Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jessica Lunsford-Avery and Argelinda Baroni bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Top experts in the field cover neurocognitive effects of sleep disruption; medications used for pediatric insomnia; behavioral treatment of insomnia and sleep disturbances; the parasomnias; restless leg syndrome; autism spectrum disorder and sleep; and more.
Key Features
- Contains 17 relevant, practice-oriented topics including sleep and technology in early childhood; classification and epidemiology of sleep disorders; screening and evaluation of sleep disturbances and sleep disorders; pediatric insomnia; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on sleep disorders in children and adolescents, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author Information
Edited by Argelinda Baroni, MD, Co-Director of Child and Adolescent Sleep Program Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Child Study Center, NY, USA and Jessica Lunsford-Avery, PhD, Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Developmental Neuroscience, School of Medicine
