Sleep and ADHD: An Evidence-Based Guide to Assessment and Treatment

Sleep and ADHD begins with an overview of sleep (normal sleep, sleep cues, developmental phases, etc.) and continues with the epidemiology of ADHD and sleep problems, including medical issues (e.g. sleep apnea), parasomnias, behavioral insomnias (i.e. limit setting, sleep onset association disorders, circadian rhythm disorders and anxiety-related insomnia). It then covers the etiology of sleep problems, including the role of sleep hygiene and habits, the developing child, and the role of stimulants and medications used in the management of ADHD sleep problems. As the first book of its kind, users will find this reference an invaluable addition to the literature on ADHD. Covers both the pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of sleep problemsAddresses sleep issues in younger children, but also addresses adolescents and adultsDiscusses the impact of sleep problems on the family as well as the child with ADHDReviews the evidence around the neurobiology of sleep and systems regulating sleep in ADHD INDICE: 1. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: An overview2. Overview of sleep in children3. Epidemiology and aetiology of behavioral insomnias, circadian rhythm disorders and parasomnias in ADHD4. Epidemiology and aetiology of medical sleep problems in ADHD5. Healthy sleep practices (sleep hygiene) in children with ADHD6. ADHD medications and sleep7. Child and family impacts of sleep problems in children and adolescents with ADHD8. Assessing sleep problems in ADHD9. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of insomnias, parasomnias, and circadian rhythm disorders associated with ADHD10. Treatment of medical (sleep breathing disorders, restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, and narcolepsy) sleep problems in ADHD11. The triple threat of sleep, adolescence, and ADHD12. Sleep in adults with ADHD - aetiology, impact and treatments13. New frontiers: Neurobiology of sleep in ADHD14. Future research directions in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and sleep

• ISBN: 978-0-12-814180-9
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 375
• Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés