Behavior Therapy Eases Kids' Sleep Woes
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THURSDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Behavioral therapies can be an effective means of dealing with bedtime problems and nighttime awakenings in children, a new review of the data finds.
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NEW YORK  - A technique called imagery rehearsal therapy not only helps chronic insomniacs get a good night's sleep, it also seems to help lessen depression and anxiety, according to research presented this week at SLEEP 2007 -- the 21st annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
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â¢ THE QUESTION Chronic difficulty falling asleep prompts many people to take sleeping pills. Might therapy that combines relaxation techniques with behavior changes offer an effective alternative?
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Preliminary results from a study on the sleep patterns of non-human primates suggests that disrupted sleep patterns may hinder the success of people receiving treatment for alcoholism, Reuters reported Oct. 28.
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NEW YORK  - The best initial treatment for  children and teens with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is  cognitive-behavior therapy -- either alone or in combination  with an antidepressant like Zoloft -- the results of a clinical  trial show.
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Sleep problems and depression  in children may share a genetic source, a study of twins hints.
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When children have sleep  problems, their parents -- especially mothers -- often have  sleep-deprived nights too, research shows.
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NEW YORK  - Specially tailored family therapy can help teens with type 1 diabetes keep their blood sugar levels under control.
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Children who do not get enough sleep are more likely to be overweight than those who get more, according to a study published on Wednesday that tracked more than 2,000 U.S. kids for five years.
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Five-year-old children who snore or have sleep apnea -- the more serious disorder in which breathing stops intermittently while they sleep-- score worse on tests of memory and intelligence than unaffected kids, investigators report.
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(HealthDay News) -- Young children often bite out of frustration, anger and emotions that they don&#39;t otherwise know how to express.
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Minority boys get the least amount of sleep among children aged 8 to 11, says a study in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatrics &amp; Adolescent Medicine.
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Children throughout the world are increasingly prescribed antidepressants and other drugs designed to calm or stimulate their brains, according to two studies published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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'Green' treatments could provide cheap, healthy therapy for children, study says    HealthDayNews -- The great outdoors provides great benefits to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.    So says a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study in the September issue of the American Journal of Public Health...
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Treatment with methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin, may reduce attentional and social problems in kids who've survived leukemia or brain tumors, according to researchers.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Brief behavioral treatment for insomnia may help bleary-eyed seniors get some much-needed sleep, a new study finds.
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While many a parent will lament there  are not enough hours in the day, the simultaneous use of  several technologies is allowing families to cram in 43 hours  worth of activity from one sunrise to the next, a new study  claims.