Position statement on pediatric sleep for psychiatrists.

Assessment and Treatment of Pediatric Sleep Problems: Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes and Practices in a Group of Community Child Psychiatrists

As part of a university-based quality improvement project, we aimed to evaluate child psychiatrists' knowledge, skills, attitudes, and practices regarding assessment and treatment of pediatric sleep problems. We developed a nine-question survey of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and practices regarding assessing for and treating sleep complaints in pediatric patients, and administered this survey...

Sleep Disorders in Children of Zanjan City (Northwest, Iran) Kindergartens

Background and Objective: Sleep behaviors have a significant impact on a child's quality of life; thus, sleep disorders are a major concern for parents. These disorders show the highest prevalence amongst pre-school children which can lead to mood disorders and the disruption of cognitive and emotional abilities. These side effects can subsequently cause failure in school, family problems and p...

Controlling for known risk factors for suicide in multivariate models.

Dear Editor: We welcome the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) Position Statement on The Involvement of Psychiatrists in Coercive Interrogation and Torture. The statement is short and to the point. Dr Chaimowitz states it came about as “geopolitical events suggest a need for a position statement on this matter.” Unfortunately, the statement diplomatically eschews describing the events that ...

Recommended Amount of Sleep for Pediatric Populations.

Copyright © 2016 by the American Academy of Pediatrics In April 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed the following publication: Paruthi S, Brooks LJ, D’Ambrosio C, et al. Recommended amount of sleep for pediatric populations: a consensus statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. J Clin Sleep Med. 2016;12(6):785–786. Available at: http:// www. aasmnet. org/ Resources/ pdf...

Cost justification for diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Position statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.