Sleep Disturbances and Attention Deficit Disorder

Abstract

The relationship of sleep disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), comorbidity associated with ADHD, and treatment with stimulant medications was determined using 2 sleep questionnaires completed by the parents in a study of children aged 6 to 12 years treated at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.

Keywords

• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• defiant disorder
• sleep-related involuntary movements