Chorney Daniel B, Detweiler Michael F, Morris Tracy L, Kuhn Brett R
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2008 May;33(4):339-48. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsm105. Epub 2007 Nov 8.
To review and critically evaluate the association between sleep, anxiety, and depression in children and provide recommendations for future research.
A literature search was conducted using MEDLINE and PsychINFO computerized databases and bibliographies of relevant articles.
A surprisingly small but growing research base exists on the relation between sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression in pediatric populations. Existing research indicates a significant symptom overlap between anxiety, depression, and sleep. This overlap may complicate proper assessment and treatment of children with these disorders.
Future research should ensure adequate assessment for symptoms of anxiety and depression when examining sleep disturbance in children. Likewise, research on anxiety and depression should include assessment for symptoms of disturbed sleep. Bridging the gap between these literatures should provide further insights into the etiologies of these disorders, increase symptom detection, and improve the clinical care of children and their families.
回顾并批判性地评估儿童睡眠、焦虑和抑郁之间的关联，并为未来研究提供建议。
利用MEDLINE和PsychINFO计算机数据库以及相关文章的参考文献进行文献检索。
关于儿科人群睡眠障碍、焦虑和抑郁之间关系的研究基础出人意料地少，但在不断增加。现有研究表明，焦虑、抑郁和睡眠之间存在显著的症状重叠。这种重叠可能会使对患有这些疾病的儿童的正确评估和治疗变得复杂。
未来的研究在检查儿童睡眠障碍时应确保对焦虑和抑郁症状进行充分评估。同样，关于焦虑和抑郁的研究应包括对睡眠障碍症状的评估。弥合这些文献之间的差距应能进一步深入了解这些疾病的病因，提高症状检测率，并改善儿童及其家庭的临床护理。
