When children don't sleep well : interventions for pediatric sleep disorders : therapist guide / V. Mark Durand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Durand, Vincent Mark.

Series:

Treatments that work.

ProgramsThatWork

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sleep disorders in children--Treatment.

Sleep disorders in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many children experience sleep problems and their parents often seek help for what can be a nightly disruption to the entire family. Difficulty getting a good night's sleep can also impact a child's functioning during the day. In addition, sleep problems often accompany and can contribute to other disorders. Despite common belief, children do not simply 'grow out of' most sleep problems. While medications are often prescribed, they may have serious side-effects and have not been proven effective in children. However, there is more than twenty years of psychological research supporting non-phar

Contents:

Pre-intervention assessment and planning

Good sleep hygiene

Bedtime

Night waking

Nightmares and sleep terrors

Bedwetting

Other sleep-related issues.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references P. [147]-148.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-045012-6

0-19-023076-2

1-281-52922-2

9786611529222

0-19-971627-7

OCLC:

476246789