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Rafael Pelayo, MD, FAASM

Clinical professor and Associate Division Chief for Community Commitment and Engagement for the Sleep Medicine Division, Stanford University School of Medicine. President, California Sleep Society. Author of

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Tools to Help Kids and Teens to Sleep Better

October 18, 2021

Rafael Pelayo, MD, FAASM

Rafael Pelayo, MD, FAASM Clinical professor and Associate Division Chief for Community Commitment and Engagement for the Sleep Medicine Division, Stanford University School of Medicine. President, California Sleep Society. Author of How to Sleep: The New Science-Based Solutions for Sleeping Through the Night (Artisan, 2020). Dr. Pelayo has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Poor sleep is a drag on daily function and a central factor in psychopathology, however typical sleep hygiene advice has little impact in everyday practice. In this article, Dr Rafael Pelayo takes us to the next level of understanding and helping patients and families with straightforward ideas that can begin during everyday office visits.

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Poor Sleep in Children and Adolescents: A Primer

March 1, 2016

Rafael Pelayo, MD, FAASM

CCPR_DrPelayo_photo_Q&A.jpg Rafael Pelayo, MD.

Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.

Dr. Pelayo has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The more important issue with sleep disorders is not so much the number of hours of sleep; it’s whether the child wakes up refreshed or not. Sleeping is about restoring the brain.Dr. Pelayo discusses his approach to treating sleep disorders, focusing on the key areas clinicians need to cover when getting a patient’s history.

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