Association of sleep with emotional and behavioral problems among abused children and adolescents admitted to residential care facilities in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The psychological care of abused children in the child protection system is an urgent issue in Japan. Child abuse has a serious impact on children's emotion and behavior, but there is virtually no evidence about how child abuse affects sleep, which is closely related to behavioral and emotional control. In this study, we sought to identify sleep habits and suspected sleep disorders among abused children and adolescents admitted to residential care facilities in Japan and to investigate their association with emotional and behavioral problems.

Methods

The study targeted 273 abused children and adolescents (age range: 4 to 15 years) who had been admitted to a residential care facility in Japan. They were assessed by physicians and other personnel at facilities with

SUBMITTER: Okada M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5983560 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature