This article describes some of the more common sleep disorders of childhood and presents the cornerstone for diagnosing pediatric sleep disorders as obtaining a detailed and accurate history followed by a comprehensive physical exam that includes screening for developmental delays and cognitive dysfunction.
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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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This article describes some of the more common sleep disorders of childhood and presents the cornerstone for diagnosing pediatric sleep disorders as obtaining a detailed and accurate history followed by a comprehensive physical exam that includes screening for developmental delays and cognitive dysfunction.
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Dr. Joshua Feder studied mathematics and medicine at Boston University, Psychiatry at Naval Regional Medical Center San Diego, serving the first Gulf War in child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, and eventually became Chief of Child Psychiatry at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Feder now practices in Solana Beach, California, and serves as Executive Medical Director at Positive Development, providing relationship-based support for families, with research at UCSD, SDSU, Fielding Graduate University, An Najah National University, Quicksilver Software, Autism Is inclusion program, and Programmatic Lead for the International Networking Group on Peace Building with Young Children, with projects in the US, Northern Ireland, and the Middle East. Dr. Feder co-authored the first American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Practice Parameter on Autism and serves as Co-Chair of the Disaster & Trauma Committee at AACAP. Dr Feder was founding policy chair for the California Association for Infant Mental Health and advocates worldwide on access to care, climate policy, and peacebuilding. His recent books include Child Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Second Edition (2023) and Prescribing Psychotropics (2021).
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