Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 379-402 , October 2004

Sleep in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a review of naturalistic and stimulant intervention studies

  • Mairav Cohen-Zion

      Affiliations

    • San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
    • Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), Department of Psychiatry, University of California, 116A, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
    • Tel.: +1-858-552-8585x6791; fax: +1-858-552-7536.
    • ,
  • Sonia Ancoli-Israel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
    • Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), Department of Psychiatry, University of California, 116A, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), Department of Psychiatry, University of California, 116A, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA. Tel.: +1-858-642-3828; fax: +1-858-552-7536

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doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2004.06.002

Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 379-402 , October 2004

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