Insomnia significantly affects 29 percent of children seen by child psychiatrists, according to a national survey. Insomnia - Sleep disorder - Health - Child - Conditions and Diseases

Insomnia In Children Receiving Mental Health Treatment

A new survey of child psychiatrists indicates that insomnia is a major problem among children in mental health treatment and at least a quarter of these patients are given sleep medication. The results of the survey, conducted by Judith Owens, MD, a sleep expert with Hasbro Children's Hospital, and colleagues, suggests that management of insomnia in this population is a common practice, although ...

Insomnia: Sleepless at the Serpentine

Marcel Proust wrote at night, during periods of chronic sleeplessness. So did Emily Bronte and Walt Whitman. Vladimir Nabokov, who believed that insomnia was a positive influence on his work, once said: "Sleep is the most moronic fraternity in the world, with the heaviest dues and the crudest rituals."

Many children medicated for insomnia

PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. psychiatrists report medicating one-third of their school-age and teenage patients for insomnia. Insomnia - Health - Sleep disorder - Conditions and Diseases - United States

Value of insomnia market to reach £3.5 billion by 2019

The value of insomnia market in the world is likely to reach £3.5 billion by 2019, driven by uptake of treatments currently in development, according to estimates by Datamonitor.