Sleep Problems and Daily Functioning in Children With ADHD: An Investigation of the Role of Impairment, ADHD Presentations, and Psychiatric Comorbidity

Anne Virring; Rikke Lambek; Poul Jørgen Jennum; Lene Ruge Møller; Per Hove Thomsen

doi:10.1177/1087054714542001

Sleep Problems and Daily Functioning in Children With ADHD: An Investigation of the Role of Impairment, ADHD Presentations, and Psychiatric Comorbidity

Anne Virring, Rikke Lambek, Poul Jørgen Jennum, Lene Ruge Møller, Per Hove Thomsen

Department of Clinical Medicine

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Little systematic information is available regarding how sleep problems influence daytime functioning in children with ADHD, as the role of ADHD presentations and comorbidity is unclear.

METHOD: In total, 397 children were assessed with the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire, the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale, and the ADHD Rating Scale.

RESULTS: We found a moderate, positive correlation between sleep problems and impaired functioning in both children with ADHD and in typically developed children. ADHD presentations did not differ significantly with respect to sleep problem profile, but having a comorbid internalizing or autistic disorder lead to higher sleep problem score.

CONCLUSION: Sleep problems and impaired daily functioning were more common in children with ADHD, but the overall association between sleep problems and impaired daily functioning was similar in clinical and nonclinical children. Internalizing or autistic comorbid disorders added significantly to the sleep problems.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Attention Disorders
Volume	21
Issue number	9
Pages (from-to)	731-740
ISSN	1087-0547
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054714542001
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2017

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Sleep Problems and Daily Functioning in Children With ADHD : An Investigation of the Role of Impairment, ADHD Presentations, and Psychiatric Comorbidity. / Virring, Anne; Lambek, Rikke; Jennum, Poul Jørgen et al.

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