An Open-Label Pilot Trial of a Brief, Parent-Based Sleep Intervention in Children With ADHD.

Objective: To assess the effects of a brief parent-based behavioral sleep intervention in children with ADHD.

Methods: Families with a child with ADHD and parent-reported sleep problems received a brief parent-based sleep intervention, which involved two one-to-one consultation sessions and one telephone follow-up with the parent/caregiver. Child's sleep and clinical symptoms, and parental sleep and daytime functioning were assessed at baseline, 2-week post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up.

The associations of insomnia symptoms with daytime behavior and cognitive functioning in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Study Objectives: The current study aimed to examine the association of insomnia symptoms with daytime behavior and cognitive functioning in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Methods: Thirty-six children with ADHD and insomnia symptoms, 27 children with ADHD without insomnia symptoms, and 21 age-matched healthy controls were recruited in this study (age range: 6-12 years, 70% male). They were assessed by parent-report questionnaires on insomnia symptoms (Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire) and ADHD symptoms (Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD Symptoms and Normal Behavior Scale [SWAN]), and completed a battery of cognitive tests including the Continuous Performance Test (CPT) for sustained attention, Letter-digit test for processing speed, Digit Span forward test and -back task for working memory, Tower of London (TOL) test for planning skills and Bergs Card Sorting Test (BCST) for set-shifting ability.