scholarly journals Characterization of Sleep Disturbances in Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome and Their Relation with Cognitive and Behavioral Features

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 5001
Author(s):  
Elisa Fucà ◽  
Floriana Costanzo ◽  
Laura Celestini ◽  
Alessandra Mandarino ◽  
Stefano Vicari
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Behavioral Correlates ◽  
Behavioral Features ◽  
Visual Motor

Despite sleep disturbances are common among youths with Down syndrome (DS), the cognitive and behavioral features associated with sleep problems have not yet been studied extensively. The present study investigated the presence of sleep disturbances in a group of children and adolescents with DS and their cognitive and behavioral correlates. Seventy-one children and adolescents with DS underwent a neuropsychological evaluation, whereas parents completed questionnaires for the screening of the child’s sleep, emotional and behavioral problems. We found no association between sleep disturbances and sex, nonverbal IQ, nor adaptive abilities. However, we found that age was positively associated with disorders in initiating and maintaining sleep (DIMS) and disorders of excessive somnolence (DOES), while body mass index was related with DOES. We also detected a relationship between visual-motor integrations and DIMS, as well as multiple associations between sleep disturbances and psychopathological and behavioral problems, mainly externalizing symptoms. The present study provided a detailed characterization of sleep problems in relation to several features of youths with DS. The proper identification of sleep disturbances profile in the DS population could support the process of clinical evaluation, in particular for psychopathological aspects.

Investigation on emotion and behavior of children aged 1-11 during the pandemic of COVID-19: A Cross-sectional study in Guizhou, China (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yushi Mo ◽  
Yan Luo ◽  
Hong Li ◽  
Dewei Xiao ◽  
Shuqing Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Emotional Problems ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Control

BACKGROUND In face of the sudden epidemic of COVID-19, strict prevention and control measures had been urgently carried out all over China. Because of the long-term home quarantine, all kinds of people were affected by it. OBJECTIVE In order to understand the mental health of children during the pandemic of COVID-19, this study investigated the prevalence and characteristics of emotional and behavioral problems of children aged 1-11 in Guizhou. METHODS Based on the online survey platform, the survey link was pushed through Wechat in April 2020. Electronic questionnaires were used to investigate children's demographic characteristics, emotional or behavioral problems. RESULTS A total of 3505 valid questionnaires were received from 9 prefectures and cities in Guizhou Province. 39.67% of the children in the 1-2-year-old group had emotional problems. 17.63% of the children agd 3-5 years had behavioral or emotional problems. And 23.57% of the children agd 6-11 years havd behavioral problems. CONCLUSIONS During the home quarantine period of prevention and control of COVID-19, even young children were adversely affected. The prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems in children was high, which was mainly manifested as anxiety, difficulty in concentration and sleep problems.

A Review of past and Current Pharmacological Intervention in the Treatment of Emotionally Disturbed Children and Adolescents

1979 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Wilson ◽  
Steven D. Sherrets
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Emotionally Disturbed ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Pharmacological Intervention ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Treatment Team ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Medication Effects ◽  
Emotionally Disturbed Children

Increasingly, seriously handicapped students are returning to the schools and the use of psychotropic medications is on the rise with these and other emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. In an effort to improve the dialogue and cooperation within the physician/educator terms an overview of the history, philosophy, current practices and a look at the future of neurochemical treatments of children with emotional and behavioral problems, is presented. A separate review of available literature concerning medication effects on cognitive functioning and test results is presented. Psycho-pharmacology is and can be a useful treatment; however, the available supporting literature that has already been developed with adults is still largely missing with children and adolescents. Guidelines for the treatment team members to help assure proper prescribing and monitoring of medications to achieve maximum therapeutic effect with minimal side-effects are reviewed.

scholarly journals 0972 Persistence, Remission, Acquisition Of Sleep Disturbances Contributes To The Transition Of Emotional/behavioral Problems In Preschool Children

SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A369-A369
Author(s):  
Y Deng ◽  
G Wang ◽  
W Li ◽  
Y Zhang ◽  
J Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Population Based ◽  
School Enrollment ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sleep Habit ◽  
The Third ◽  
Normal Sleep ◽  
Children’S Sleep

Abstract Introduction Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have consistently reported associations between sleep disturbances and emotional/behavioral problems in children. However, few studies have examined whether the remission, acquisition of sleep disturbances contribute to the transition of emotional and behavioral problems during preschool years. Methods This study used data from the Shanghai Children’s Health, Education and Lifestyle Evaluation-Preschool (SCHEDULEA-P), a prospective, population-based cohort study of newly enrolled preschoolers in Shanghai kindergartens in Nov. 2016. In total, 17182 children with complete data on parent-reported Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) both at school enrollment(wave 1) and the third year(wave 2) were included in the study. Children’s sleep disturbances were measured using Children Sleep Habit Questionnaire (CSHQ) at both waves. Results The 17182 participants included 8935(52.0%) males, with a mean (SD) age of 3.73(0.29) years at wave 1. 66.9%, 7.2%, 17.4% and 8.5% of these children were divided into persistent sleep disturbance, acquired, remitted group and persistent normal sleep group, respectively. The proportion of persistent, acquired, remitted emotional/behavioral problems and normal group was 13.7%, 9.4%, 21.1%, 55.8%. SDQ scores of acquired sleep disturbances group stayed high at wave 3, while SDQ scores of remitted sleep disturbances group decreased sharply during the preschool years. After adjusted for confounding factors, the odds of remission from emotional/behavioral problems among children who experienced remission of sleep disturbances, who had persistent normal sleep were both much higher compared to those who had persistent sleep disturbances (OR=2.53(2.12-3.01), p<0.001; OR=2.74(2.01-3.75), p<0.001). Meanwhile, the odds of acquisition of emotional/behavioral problems at wave 2 among subjects who newly acquired sleep disturbances at wave 2 and who had persistent sleep disturbances was similarly higher than those who never have sleep disturbances(OR= 2.75, P<0.001 VS OR=2.77, P<0.001). Besides, those who experience remission of sleep disturbances still have 1.48 times the odds of acquisition of emotional / behavioral problems(P=0.006). Conclusion The remission of sleep disturbances contributed to the remission of emotional/behavioral problems, while the emergence of sleep disturbances throughout preschool years increased the risk of the acquisition of emotional/behavioral problems. Support Supported by the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation of China (81773443, 81728017, 81602870, 81601162, 81602868)

scholarly journals Prevalence and Determinants of Bad Sleep Perception among Italian Children and Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9363
Author(s):  
Serena Malloggi ◽  
Francesca Conte ◽  
Giorgio Gronchi ◽  
Gianluca Ficca ◽  
Fiorenza Giganti
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Sleep Latency ◽  
Sleep Habits ◽  
Subjective Sleep Quality ◽  
Quality Perception ◽  
Subjective Sleep

Although sleep problems at young ages are well investigated, the prevalence of bad sleepers and the determinants of sleep quality perception remain unexplored in these populations. For this purpose, we addressed these issues in a sample of children (n = 307), preadolescents (n = 717), and adolescents (n = 406) who completed the School Sleep Habits Survey, addressing sleep quality perception, sleep habits, sleep features, daytime behavior and sleep disturbances, circadian preference, and dreaming. The sample was split in “good sleepers” and “bad sleepers”, based on the answer to the question item assessing overall subjective sleep quality. Being a bad sleeper was reported by 11.7% of the sample, with significant between-groups differences (children: 8.3%; preadolescents: 11.3%; adolescents: 15.3%; p = 0.01). At all ages, relative to good sleepers, bad sleepers showed higher eveningness, sleepiness, and depression, longer sleep latency, more frequent insufficient sleep, nocturnal awakenings, sleep–wake behavioral problems, and unpleasant dreams (all p’s ≤ 0.01). Sleep quality perception was predicted: in children, by depressed mood, eveningness, and unpleasant dreams (all p’s ≤ 0.01); in preadolescents, by sleep latency, awakening frequency, depressed mood, sufficiency of sleep, and unpleasant dreams (all p’s < 0.01); in adolescents, by awakening frequency, depressed mood, and sufficiency of sleep (all p’s < 0.001). In children, bad subjective sleep quality appears to be mainly determined by daytime psychological features, for example, depressed mood, whereas at later ages, sleep characteristics, such as frequent awakenings, add to the former determinants. This could depend on (a) the appearance, with increasing age, of objective sleep modifications and (b) a greater attention paid by adolescents to their sleep characteristics.

Measuring Psychological Inflexibility in Children and Adolescents: Evaluating the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth

Assessment ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1810-1820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eszter Szemenyei ◽  
Melinda Reinhardt ◽  
Edina Szabó ◽  
Krisztina-Gabriella Szabó ◽  
Róbert Urbán ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Emotional Instability ◽  
Psychological Inflexibility ◽  
Externalizing And Internalizing Problems

The Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y8) was developed to measure psychological inflexibility. Although the questionnaire is a well-known tool in clinical practice, its psychometric properties have not been widely investigated in the target population of children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure and validity of the AFQ-Y8 ( N = 1,572, mean age 15.39 years, girls 51%) on a Hungarian sample. We also tested the invariance of the measurement model across two age groups (11-14 and 15-20 years old). Results confirmed the single-factor structure of the AFQ-Y8. Psychological inflexibility was also found to be positively related to emotional instability, externalizing, and internalizing problems. Furthermore, psychological inflexibility explained the variance of life satisfaction when personality dimensions, emotional, and behavioral problems were accounted for. Measurement invariance across age groups was partially supported. These results suggest that the AFQ-Y8 is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing psychological inflexibility in children and adolescents.

scholarly journals Agreement and Discrepancy on Emotional and Behavioral Problems Between Caregivers and HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents From Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh L. van den Heuvel ◽  
Jonathan Levin ◽  
Richard S. Mpango ◽  
Kenneth D. Gadow ◽  
Vikram Patel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems

scholarly journals Later Emotional and Behavioral Problems Associated With Sleep Problems in Toddlers

2015 ◽  
Vol 169 (6) ◽  
pp. 575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Børge Sivertsen ◽  
Allison G. Harvey ◽  
Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud ◽  
Leila Torgersen ◽  
Eivind Ystrom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems

626 Association between Co-Sleep and Behavioral Problems among Preschoolers in Taiwan

SLEEP ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. A245-A246
Author(s):  
Yu-Ting Wu ◽  
Ya-Chuan Huang ◽  
Yung-Sen Chang ◽  
Chien-Ming Yang
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Sleep Onset ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Sleep Habits ◽  
Developmental Problems ◽  
Bed Sharing ◽  
Nighttime Sleep ◽  
Children’S Sleep

Abstract Introduction ‘Co-sleep’ is defined as the sleep arrangements in which parents and their child sharing a sleeping surface (bed-sharing or room-sharing). Similar to the other Asian countries, Taiwan has a high reported rates of bed-sharing. Previous researches had shown shorter sleep duration and poorer sleep quality in children with co-sleep. However, the association between co-sleep and the children’s emotional and behavioral problems has not been well studied. This study aims to explore the association between sleeping arrangements and children’s sleep, as well as their daytime emotional and behavioral problems. Methods 9,582 caregivers of preschoolers (age= 4.70±0.806; Male: Female=52%:48%) completed a questionnaire regarding their children’s sleep schedule, the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) and Strength and Difficulties Questions (SDQ). The reported frequency on the items of the CHSQ question regarding co-sleep, asking whether the child falls asleep in parent’s or sibling’ s bed or sleep alone, were used to divide the children into three groups: usually co-sleep group, sometimes co-sleep group and sleep-alone group. Results Among 2,967 preschoolers, 6,272 children (65.5%) reported usually co-sleep, 816 children (8.5%) reported sometimes co-sleep, and 2,494 children (26%) reported sleeping alone. One-way ANOVAs showed significant differences among three groups in: 1) sleep patterns, including weekday nighttime sleep duration (F=24.43, p&lt;.01), weekend nighttime sleep duration (F=3.13, p&lt;.05), weekday nap duration (F=4.24, p&lt;.05), and weekend nap time (F=4.39, p&lt;.05); 2) sleep problems on the CHSQ, including bed time resistance (F=7027.25, p&lt;.01), sleep onset delay (F=33.06, p&lt;.01), sleep duration (F=65.51, p&lt;.01), sleep anxiety (F=788.48, p&lt;.01), night waking (F=37.90, p&lt;.01), parasomnias (F=47.43, p&lt;.01), sleep disorder breathing (F=7.58, p&lt;.01), and sleepiness (F=13.44, p&lt;.01); 3) behavioral problems and development on the SDQ, including hyperactivity (F=21.16, p&lt;.01), emotional symptom (F=23.08, p&lt;.01), conduct problem (F=8.65, p&lt;.01), peer problems (F=20.59, p&lt;.01), and prosocial (F=17.67, p&lt;.01). Conclusion Our results indicate that children with more frequent co-sleep may have shorter sleep duration, more sleep problems as well as more external and internal behavioral problems, while sleep-alone children showed more prosocial behaviors, longer sleep duration, and less sleep problems. The potential developmental problems related to co-sleep may be underestimated in Asian culture and need more attentions. Support (if any):

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