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Rajaprakash M, Kerr E, Friedlander B, et al. Sleep Disorders in a Sample of Adopted Children: A Pilot Study. Children (Basel). 2017;4(9)doi: 10.3390/children4090077.
Rajaprakash, M., Kerr, E., Friedlander, B., & Weiss, S. (2017). Sleep Disorders in a Sample of Adopted Children: A Pilot Study. Children (Basel, Switzerland), 4(9), . https://doi.org/10.3390/children4090077
Rajaprakash, Meghna, et al. "Sleep Disorders in a Sample of Adopted Children: A Pilot Study." Children (Basel, Switzerland) vol. 4,9 (2017). doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/children4090077
Rajaprakash M, Kerr E, Friedlander B, Weiss S. Sleep Disorders in a Sample of Adopted Children: A Pilot Study. Children (Basel). 2017 Aug 29;4(9). doi: 10.3390/children4090077. PMID: 28850064; PMCID: PMC5615267.
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Children (Basel). 2017 Aug 29;4(9). doi: 10.3390/children4090077.

Sleep Disorders in a Sample of Adopted Children: A Pilot Study.

Children (Basel, Switzerland)

Meghna Rajaprakash, Elizabeth Kerr, Benita Friedlander, Shelly Weiss

Affiliations

  1. Division of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada. [email protected].
  2. Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada. [email protected].
  3. Division of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada. [email protected].
  4. Division of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada. [email protected].
  5. Division of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada. [email protected].

PMID: 28850064 PMCID: PMC5615267 DOI: 10.3390/children4090077

Abstract

Sleep disorders occur in up to 25% of children and are more prevalent in children who have attention problems and attachment issues. Research shows that foster children display sleep problems, but limited knowledge exists on sleep problems in adopted children. This pilot study aimed to identify the types of sleep disorders in adopted children and associated psychosocial factors. Parents of adopted children in Ontario, Canada, ages 2-10 years were asked to complete questionnaires evaluating demographic measures, sleep history, and the presence of behavioral problems. Insomnias and parasomnias were reported in adopted children and were associated with attention problems. This pilot study emphasizes the need for further research on the underlying factors governing the relationship between poor sleep and behavioral problems in adopted children.

Keywords: adoption; attention problems; children; sleep disorders

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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