A Clinical Guide to Pediatric Sleep: Diagnosis and Management of Sleep Problems synthesizes
current information about the assessment and treatment of sleep disorders in children and
adolescents and provides in an accessible format for busy clinicians. Chapters are organized by
disorder and by presenting complaints so that pediatricians family physicians and nurse
practitioners can quickly find a diagnosis and its appropriate treatment options. The AASM has
now published standards of clinical practice guidelines in three major areas in pediatric sleep
medicine: bedtime problems night wakings circadian rhythm disorders and narcolepsy. New
standards of practice on respiratory and non-respiratory indications for overnight
polysomnography (PSG) in children and revised standards for actigraphy a commonly used sleep
measure in children and adolescents and treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb
movement disorders also will be included. Finally the 3rd edition presents the AAPs new
guidelines on diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnea and the AAPs policy statement
on school start times and its relationship to sleep in adolescents.
