In addition to night waking and
sleep onset problems, children may also experience a range of undesirable behaviours occurring during their sleep or sleep - wake transitions, including sleepwalking, sleep talking, bedwetting, bruxism (i.e., grinding or clenching the teeth during sleep), sleep terrors, and rhythmic movement disorders (rocking the entire body from one side to another, rolling the head against the pillow).
Not exact matches
Notably, night wakings were not associated with other
sleep disturbances, such as bedtime resistance and
sleep -
onset problems (i.e., the ability to fall asleep relatively efficiently).
[Somewhat off topic but fascinatingly, they found that increases in bedsharing in the toddler years was associated with less bedtime resistance or
sleep -
onset problems, suggesting that children are yearning for contact and experiencing separation anxiety which bedsharing provides a «fix» to.
The authors propose this as well as cohort effects found that children raised in an earlier time did not have the bedsharing rates later groups did and had much greater reported
problems associated with bedtime resistance and
sleep -
onset problems.]
For instance, a study of American fourth graders reported that increased television watching (both during the day and at night) was associated with higher rates of bedtime
problems, including anxiety,
sleep -
onset delays, and bedtime resistance (Owens et al 1999).
Baby Blues: ~ occurs in 50 - 80 % of moms ~
onset is within the first 10 days postpartum ~ symptoms include sadness, crying, fatigue,
sleep problems, feeling overwhelmed, and labile emotions ~ treatment can include support groups and just having someone to listen — but mom should definitely be watched for continuing symptoms of depression
Sleep - onset association disorder (SOAD) is a common sleep problem where children learn to fall asleep only under certain conditions or associations (e.g., being rocked or
Sleep -
onset association disorder (SOAD) is a common
sleep problem where children learn to fall asleep only under certain conditions or associations (e.g., being rocked or
sleep problem where children learn to fall asleep only under certain conditions or associations (e.g., being rocked or fed).
The RAND team is currently collecting long - term research data to study whether
sleep problems predict or lead to the
onset of alcohol and / or marijuana use in teens.
Each session involved a review of
sleep diaries and progress, education about
sleep and the causes of chronic insomnia, behaviour therapy targeting
problems with
sleep onset and maintenance, relaxation training, cognitive restructuring procedures, and
sleep hygiene education.
The
Sleep Impairment Index is a 7 - item scale that yields a quantitative index of insomnia severity; it was used as a collateral measure of treatment outcome.6 Ratings on a 5 - point scale were obtained on the perceived severity of sleep onset, sleep maintenance, and early morning awakening problems; interference with daytime functioning; noticeability of impairment caused by the sleep problem; distress / concern caused by the sleep problem; and satisfaction with current sleep pat
Sleep Impairment Index is a 7 - item scale that yields a quantitative index of insomnia severity; it was used as a collateral measure of treatment outcome.6 Ratings on a 5 - point scale were obtained on the perceived severity of
sleep onset, sleep maintenance, and early morning awakening problems; interference with daytime functioning; noticeability of impairment caused by the sleep problem; distress / concern caused by the sleep problem; and satisfaction with current sleep pat
sleep onset,
sleep maintenance, and early morning awakening problems; interference with daytime functioning; noticeability of impairment caused by the sleep problem; distress / concern caused by the sleep problem; and satisfaction with current sleep pat
sleep maintenance, and early morning awakening
problems; interference with daytime functioning; noticeability of impairment caused by the
sleep problem; distress / concern caused by the sleep problem; and satisfaction with current sleep pat
sleep problem; distress / concern caused by the
sleep problem; and satisfaction with current sleep pat
sleep problem; and satisfaction with current
sleep pat
sleep pattern.
In contrast, initial levels of depressive symptoms in the spring of the senior year of high school predicted increased subjective
sleep problems and actigraphy - measured
sleep onset latency and
sleep start variability in the fall of the first year of college.