TREATMENT OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SLEEP DISORDERS

This article reviews the primarily behaviorally based sleep disorders experienced by children and adolescents and summarizes the most common ly utilized treatments for these problems. The sleep disorders covered are classified into three general categories. The first category is p roblems related to difficulties sleeping. The second includes excessiv e daytime sleepiness or hypersomnolence. The final category consists o f the parsomnias or abnormal behaviors associated with sleep, such as night terrors, sleepwalking, bruxism, and enuresis.