OBJECTIVES The objectives of the present study were (1) to assess the impact of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on associated sleep disturbances and (2) to explore the correlates of persistent sleep difficulties in terms of anxiety and depression symptoms and perceived health. METHOD Fifty-five individuals with PTSD were administered a series of asses...

Sleep problems have not been directly reported in phenylketonuria (PKU). In PKU, the metabolic pathway of phenylalanine is disrupted, which, among others, causes deficits in the neurotransmitters and sleep modulators dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. Understanding sleep problems in PKU patients may help explain the pathophysiology of brain dysfunction in PKU patients. In this explorative...

S disturbances in preschool children tend to persist, as the child grow older and the mothers perceived their child's sleep problems as stressful to them and their family life. In 84% of SD infants these problems persisted after 3 years of age (1) and were still present in 75% of 8 years-old children having presented SD at 3 years (2). Pollock (3) reported a significant increased risk of sleep ...

background: insufficient sleep is a significant public health issue with adverse medical consequences. sleep disturbances are common among university students and have an effect on this group’s overall health and functioning. the aim of this study was to investigate sleep habits and disorders in a population of university students across lebanon. methods: this was a cross-sectional study carrie...

PURPOSE Behavioral sleep problems are highly common in early childhood. These sleep problems have a high tendency to persist, and they may have deleterious effects on early brain development, attention, and mood regulation. Furthermore, secondary effects on parents and their relationship are documented. Negative parental cognition and behavior have been found to be important influencing factors...

BACKGROUND Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) are at risk of sleep disturbances, such as excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and sleep apnoea, and behavioural problems. Sleep disturbances and their relationship with other variables had not been researched extensively in adults with PWS. METHOD Sleep disturbances and behavioural problems were investigated in adults with genetically co...

OBJECTIVE This investigation examined the relationship between caregivers' reports of sleep disturbances in persons with Alzheimer disease (AD) and actigraphic records of patients' sleep-wake activity, and explored the factors associated with discrepancies in this relationship. METHOD Forty-six patients with AD living with their caregivers participated. Before study entry, all caregivers repo...

The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between sleep disorders and the behavior of subjects with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and control subjects using specific questionnaires. A small percentage (1.8%) of the control subjects had symptoms indicative of sleep-breathing disorders (SBD) and nocturnal sweating. Fifty-nine percent of the subjects with ASD had symptoms indicativ...

Children with CHARGE syndrome frequently develop moderate to severe behavior difficulties and are often diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention deficit disorder, Tourette syndrome, and autism. Anecdotal reports have indicated that sleep is also affected. However, the prevalence and types of sleep disturbance have not been identified. This study investigated sleep disturbances in...