The relative efficacy of two brief treatments for sleep problems in young learning disabled (mentally retarded) children: a randomised controlled trial.

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BACKGROUND: Settling and night waking problems are particularly prevalent, persistent, and generally considered difficult to treat in children with a learning disability, although intervention trials are few. Scarce resources, however, limit access to proven behavioural treatments. AIMS: To investigate the efficacy of a media based brief behavioural treatment of sleep problems in such children by comparing (1) face-to-face delivered treatment versus control and (2) booklet delivered treatment...

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Authors: Montgomery, P; Stores, G; Wiggs, L

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Archives of disease in childhood
• Volume: 89
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 125-130
• Publication date: 2004-02-01
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.2002.017202
• EISSN: 1468-2044
• ISSN: 0003-9888
• Language: English
• Keywords: Sleep Disorders; Child Behavior; Follow-Up Studies; Female; Pamphlets; Child, Preschool; Humans; Behavior Control; Mental Retardation; Behavior Therapy; Male