Bradley study focuses on toddler sleep problems

EAST PROVIDENCE – Sleep difficulties are common among toddlers and preschool-aged children receiving clinical treatment for a wide range of psychiatric disorders, according to a study led by John Boekamp, clinical director of the Pediatric Partial Hospital Program at Bradley Hospital.
“The most common sleep difficulties reported nationally for toddlers and preschoolers are problems of going to bed, falling asleep and frequent night awakenings – collectively, these problems are referred to as behavioral insomnias of childhood,” said Boekamp.
Boekamp’s team was interested in learning more about sleep and sleep problems in young children with behavior problems, as early sleep problems may be both a cause and consequence of children’s difficulties with behavioral and emotional self-regulation. •

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