Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i) in School-Aged Children and Adolescents

Dewald-Kaufmann, Julia; de Bruin, Ed und Michael, Gradisar (2019): Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i) in School-Aged Children and Adolescents. In: Sleep Medicine Clinics, Bd. 14, Nr. 2

Abstract

Insomnia is one of the most prevalent sleep disorders in school-aged children and adolescents. Although CBT-i is the first-line treatment for adults, and existing studies show promising effects also for children and adolescents, the number of RCTs in these younger age groups is rather small. CBT-i techniques for school-aged children and adolescents include bedtime shifts (including sleep restriction), stimulus control, thought challenging, psychoeducation about sleep, sleep hygiene, and relaxation techniques. The inclusion of parents, especially in school-aged children with insomnia, is highly recommended. The authors strongly urge the scientific community to conduct further controlled trials, including dismantling trials that evaluate the relative effectiveness of individual CBT-i components (eg, thought challenging, sleep restriction therapy, etc.)(74);so clinicians can be more confident in using these techniques to better the sleep health of young people. Further-more, more research is needed to investigate specific characteristics and models of child and adolescent insomnia.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 1556-407X
• Sprache: Englisch