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Effects of stimulant treatment on sleep in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Authors :
Miriam Sanabra
José A. Alda
Carlota Alcover
Oscar Sans
Tary Gómez-Hinojosa
Source :
Sleep and Biological Rhythms. 19:69-77
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of sleep disorders in treatment-naive children and adolescents with ADHD compared with healthy controls matched for age and gender; and, at the same time, to determine whether stimulant medication (methylphenidate) affects sleep in the same group of children and adolescents with ADHD (naive) after a 3-month treatment. A total of 120 children and adolescents (60 newly diagnosed with ADHD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM IV), and 60 gender- and age-matched controls) were evaluated through objective (actigraphy) and subjective (sleep diary) measures. Later, of those 60 newly diagnosed with ADHD, 30 started pharmacological treatment with methylphenidate with a mean daily dose of 0.58 mg/kg. No significant differences in both measures within the ADHD group after following the 3-month pharmacological treatment with methylphenidate were found. There were neither any significant differences in sleep parameters through objective measures between the medication-naive ADHD group and the control group, while significant differences were found through sleep diary (registered by parents) in latency and efficiency (p =

Details

ISSN :
14798425 and 14469235
Volume :
19
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Sleep and Biological Rhythms
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........06c05b15a84ef7e07d96406f50209e4c
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41105-020-00289-3