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The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report

Sleep Disorders (March) | 2011

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The Pharmacological Treatment of Sleep Disorders in Children: An Overview

March 1, 2011

Childhood sleep problems are common, and most practitioners wind up prescribing or recommending something for sleep for a significant portion of their patients. Read More

Insomnia and Mood Disorders in Adolescents

March 1, 2011

Insomnia and sleep disturbance are common symptoms of depression in adults, but this is not always the case in adolescents. In fact, a group of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh who studied insomnia in depressed teens found that, compared to adults, insomnia in adolescents is different—very different. Read More

Normal and Disordered Sleep in Kids

March 1, 2011

Sleep is something that really affects all walks of life and all stages of a child’s development. Read More

Normal Sleep Requirements for Healthy Kids

March 1, 2011

This table can help you determine the normal sleep requirements of patients of all ages, birth through 18. Read More

Girls More Likely to Have Recurrent Depression

March 1, 2011

The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) taught us that fluoxetine (Prozac) plus cognitive behavioral therapy was superior to medication alone or placebo for short-term recovery from major depressive disorder (MDD). But TADS didn’t tell us anything about long-term recovery. Read More