Sleep Disorders in Children A Primer for Primary Care Providers

This book fills the need for an evidence-based guide with practical insights on identifying, diagnosing, and treating sleep disturbances in children. It serves as a comprehensive guide for healthcare providers in various clinical settings.

The book is structured in four sections that cover the importance of sleep, impact of sleep through the years, common sleep disorders, and sleep in special populations. Authored by leaders in the field, many chapters feature cases and offer clinical pearls.

Sleep Disorders in Children provides primary care practitioners with information on common sleep disorders, the evaluation process, primary treatment, and when to refer them to a sleep specialist for further testing and treatment.

Part 1: The Importance of Sleep.- The Effect of Sleep Deprivation.- Screen Time and Sleep.- Sleep and Learning.- School start times.- Part 2: Sleep Through the Years.- Infant Sleep.- Toddler Sleep.- Sleep in School aged Children.- Sleep in Adolescents.- Part 3: Common Sleep Disorders.- Obstructive sleep apnea.- Other sleep apnea.- Parasomnias in Children.- Sleep Related Movement Disorders.- Excessive Daytime Sleepiness.- Part 4: Sleep in Special Populations.- Neurological Disorders.- The Restless Mind: Sleep Disorders and Mental Health in Children.- Genetic Syndromes.

Anna Wani, MD

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Children's Health Sleep Disorders Clinic

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Family and Community Medicine

Plano, TX 

Imran S. Khawaja, MBBS, FAASM

MD TruCare

Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine

Grapevine, TX