PEDIATRIC SLEEP DISORDERS - A REVIEW OF THE PAST 10 YEARS

Objective: To provide a 10-year review of pediatric sleep disorders me dicine. Method: DSM-IV is used to organize the presentation from a dev elopmental perspective. Results: Pediatric sleep disorders can be subd ivided into four broad categories: Primary Sleep Disorders that includ e two subcategories, Dyssomnias and Parasomnias; Sleep Disorder Relate d to Another Mental Disorder; Sleep Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition; and Substance-induced Sleep Disorder. Behavioral and suppor tive methods of treatment remain the most useful methods for treating primary sleep disorders in childhood.