3. Describe the study in your own words.
a. Why was the study done? What was the purpose of the study?
i. The purpose of this study was to examine relationship between sleep-related problems (SRPs) and anxiety disorders among children and adolescents. Previous research indicates a significant association between SRPs and anxiety disorders. However, there is limited research investigating SRPs in children and adolescents and their possible effect on functioning during the day. Therefore, this study attempts to address these discrepancies by means of an introductory inspection of various kinds of SRPs amid an abundant sample of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. Specifically, it investigated the incidence of eight particular SRPs (insomnia, reluctance/refusal to sleep alone, reluctance/refusal to sleep away from home, nightmares, overtired without good reason, sleep less than most kids, sleeps more than most kids, and talks/walks in sleep) in the context of gender, age, and type of anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder [GAD], separation anxiety disorder [SAD], and social anxiety [SAD]), as derived from both clinician and parent evaluation. Additionally, the relationships between daytime functioning impairment (inside and outside the home), anxiety severity, and SRPs were investigated. Lastly, the effect of the pharmaceutical fluvoxamine (FLV), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), on the treatment of anxiety disorders in youth was investigated.
b. Who were the participants? Why did they select this group of children/adolescents?
i. The participants of this study included a total of 128 children and adolescents between the ages of 6 to 17. Each of these children fulfilled the Diagnostic and Statistical ...
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g. The possibilities of false correlations between sleep functioning and secondary diagnoses.
7. What did you personally learn from this study?
a. It was interesting to learn about the proposed cyclical relationship in which initially, anxiety exacerbates SRPs, which then results in increased anxiety symptoms, which then leads to an increase in SRPs. It also emphasized the need for childhood sleep problems to be granted serious consideration regardless of its minor impact on future depression, since SRPs have adverse effects on disposition, awareness, and academic and social performance.
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