objectives: parasomnias can create sleep disruption; in this article we assessed parasomnias in school-aged children in tehran . methods: in spring 2005, a total of 6000 sleep questionnaires were distributed to school-aged children in 5 districts of tehran (iran). a modified pediatrics sleep questionnaire with 34 questions was used. results: parasomnias varied from 0.5% to 5.7% among the subjec...

ône-third of population deal with sleep disorders which might be due to social, economic or medical problems. studies on twins have indicated the role of genetic factors in these disorders. monozygotic twins have a very similar hypnogram. â higher prevalence of some sleep disorders is reported in relatives of the patients with these disorders. genes also affect sleep disorders as well as some o...

Objective: To compare the occurrence of a spectrum of different self-reported sleep problems in adults with ADHD and a control group, and to study the impact of current ADHD medication use and clinical ADHD subtype. Method: Cross-sectional study of 268 clinically ascertained adult ADHD patients (DSM-IV criteria) and 202 randomly selected controls. Sleep problems were self-reported using validat...

background and objective : sleep disorders are common medical problems in most of the communities. however, medical students and general practitioners (gps) do not have enough information about sleep disorders. the aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of gps in the field of sleep disorders in iran. materials and methods : in this cross-sectional questio...

Objective: Sleep dysfunctions are common in schizophrenia, yet few evidence-based guidelines exist for the detection, diagnosis and management of sleep disturbances in this disorder. This critical review paper sought to increase awareness amongst mental health clinicians of sleep problems in schizophrenia, promote better identification of sleep problems, and help clinicians make more informed d...