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Review
. 2022 Sep;17(3):355-365.
doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2022.06.003.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in School-Aged Children and Adolescents

Julia Dewald-Kaufmann  1 , Ed de Bruin  2 , Gradisar Michael  3
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Review

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in School-Aged Children and Adolescents

Julia Dewald-Kaufmann et al. Sleep Med Clin. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

One of the most prevalent sleep disorders in children and adolescents is "insomnia," which can be briefly described as problems with initiating and/or maintaining sleep with associated daytime consequences. These are typical insomnia symptoms, and when experienced for long enough and when they interfere with an important area of the young person's life (eg, schooling), then a diagnosis of an insomnia disorder may be warranted. The authors strongly urge the scientific community to conduct further controlled trials, including dismantling trials that evaluate the relative effectiveness of individual cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia components.

Keywords: Adolescents; Children; Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-i); Insomnia; Sleep problems.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure G. Michael has a book contract with the Little Brown Book Company on this topic and has received consultancies from the Australian Psychological Society; there are no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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