Screening and evaluation of sleep disorders in children and adolescents.
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Most pediatric professionals do not use a systematic screening, identification, or referral process to detect serious sleep problems and disorders in children and adolescents. Therefore, only 2% to 3% of children with sleep disorders are identified and treated. This article presents a screening, referral, and diagnostic process that helps detect and correct sleep disorders that impact children's learning, behavioral and emotional functioning, and health.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America
دوره 18 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009