Sleep and internalizing problems in primary school children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

CONCLUSION: For children with ADHD, when it is difficult to identify internalizing problems, especially emotional problems, we can take sleep and externalizing problems as clues to improve our clinical ability to recognize and deal with emotional problems.IMPACT: 1. We first explored the possible mediating role of conduct problems between sleep and emotional problems in primary school children with ADHD. 2. When it is difficult to identify internalizing problems, especially emotional problems, we can take sleep and externalizing problems as clues to improve our clinical ability to recognize emotional problems for children with ADHD. 3. For children with ADHD with potential internalizing problems, especially emotional problems, interventions for their sleep and externalizing problems may be the possible methods to deal with.PMID:38637694 | DOI:10.1038/s41390-024-03213-4

Source: Pediatric Research - April 18, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Han-Yu Dong Chun-Yue Miao Yang Xue Yu Zhang Ling Shan Fei-Yong Jia Lin Du Source Type: research