News tagged with sleep difficulties

Scoliosis in Teenagers: To Brace or Not to Brace Is Still a Question

The use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine, or scoliosis, in adolescents is still an area of controversy — and is likely to remain that way until there is better evidence, concludes a new review of published ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Internet-based intervention may improve insomnia

An online insomnia intervention based on established face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy techniques appears to improve patients' sleep, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Institution of a bedtime routine improves sleep in infants and toddlers, maternal mood

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP demonstrates that the use of a consistent bedtime routine contributes to improvements in multiple aspects of infant and toddler sleep, bedtime behavior and maternal mood.

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created May 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inadequate sleep leads to behavioral problems

A recent Finnish study suggests that children's short sleep duration even without sleeping difficulties increases the risk for behavioral symptoms of ADHD.

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A good night's sleep even more elusive for anxious children

Managing routine sleep problems in children can be a testing time for parents as well as being highly stressful for the child. Add a child with anxiety to the mix and a good night’s sleep for everyone can be elusive if not ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0