Behavioral insomnia of childhood

MedGen UID:: 736089
•Concept ID:: C1561701
•: Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Synonyms:	Behavioral Insomnia of Childhood; Behavioral sleep problem
SNOMED CT:	Behavioral insomnia of childhood (90361000119105); Behavioral sleep problem (90361000119105)

Definition

A childhood disorder characterized by difficulty initiating and maintaining sleep due to negative sleep associations, refusal to go to bed, and/or repeated attempts to delay bedtime. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVBehavioral insomnia of childhood

Congenital Systemic Disorder
- Abnormality of the nervous system
  - Abnormal nervous system physiology
    - Abnormality of mental function
      - Sleep abnormality
        Insomnia
        Behavioral insomnia of childhood

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical management of behavioral insomnia of childhood: treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in young children.

Meltzer LJ
Behav Sleep Med 2010;8(3):172-89. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2010.487464. PMID: 20582760

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The association of obstructive sleep apnea and behavioral insomnia in children ages 10 and under.

Yelov L, Reiter J, Meira E Cruz M, Gileles-Hillel A
J Clin Sleep Med 2024 Feb 1;20(2):245-251. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10834. PMID: 37772702 Free PMC Article

Lost in translation-the influence of language on infant sleep research.

Tinková LM, Ball HL
Sleep Health 2022 Feb;8(1):96-100. Epub 2021 Dec 17 doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2021.10.010. PMID: 34924341

Polysomnography Findings and Sleep Disorders in Children With Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.

Kansagra S, Ghusayni R, Kherallah B, Gunduz T, McLean M, Prange L, Kravitz RM, Mikati MA
J Clin Sleep Med 2019 Jan 15;15(1):65-70. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7572. PMID: 30621840 Free PMC Article

Systematic review and meta-analysis of behavioral interventions for pediatric insomnia.

Meltzer LJ, Mindell JA
J Pediatr Psychol 2014 Sep;39(8):932-48. Epub 2014 Jun 19 doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu041. PMID: 24947271

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Diagnosis

The association of obstructive sleep apnea and behavioral insomnia in children ages 10 and under.

Yelov L, Reiter J, Meira E Cruz M, Gileles-Hillel A
J Clin Sleep Med 2024 Feb 1;20(2):245-251. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10834. PMID: 37772702 Free PMC Article

Behavioral Insomnia of Childhood.

Macias MI, Malhotra S
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021 Apr 15;203(8):P20-P21. doi: 10.1164/rccm.2038P20. PMID: 33856280

Polysomnography Findings and Sleep Disorders in Children With Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.

Kansagra S, Ghusayni R, Kherallah B, Gunduz T, McLean M, Prange L, Kravitz RM, Mikati MA
J Clin Sleep Med 2019 Jan 15;15(1):65-70. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7572. PMID: 30621840 Free PMC Article

Common sleep disorders in children.

Carter KA, Hathaway NE, Lettieri CF
Am Fam Physician 2014 Mar 1;89(5):368-77. PMID: 24695508

Clinical management of behavioral insomnia of childhood: treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in young children.

Meltzer LJ
Behav Sleep Med 2010;8(3):172-89. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2010.487464. PMID: 20582760

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