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Children's stated reasons for their insomnia n = 75 |
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| Number reporting |
Average age (yrs.) +/- S.D. |
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| Stressed by academic issues |
21 |
13.1 +/- 2.1 |
| Fears (being alone, darkness, dying, nightmares, or kidnapping) |
19 |
10.4 +/- 2.4 |
| Stressed by expectations of parents |
15 |
12.6 +/- 2.0 |
| Stressed by parental separation or divorce |
11 |
12.5 +/- 2.7 |
| Difficulty with peers |
9 |
13.4 +/- 3.4 |
| Environmental distraction (e.g., noise in bedroom) |
4 |
10.3 +/- 1.9 |
| Abuse in early childhood |
4 |
13.3 +/- 1.9 |
| Worries about own health |
3 |
12.0 +/- 1.0 |
| Recent move of child with family |
3 |
11.7 +/- 2.5 |
| Loss of significant person (as a result of move or death) |
3 |
11.7 +/- 3.8 |
| Can't stop thinking |
2 |
14.0 +/- 4.2 |
| Upset they cannot fall asleep |
2 |
12.0 +/- 1.0 |
| Blames self for maternal suicide |
1 |
12 |
| Worried about sexual orientation |
1 |
12 |
| Reasons cited only following use of hypnosis for insight |
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| Worried about safety of family |
5 |
13.2 +/- 1.6 |
| Worried about growing up |
2 |
14.0 +/- 1.6 |
| Too sensitive to other people's fears |
1 |
12 |
Anbar and Slothower BMC Pediatrics 2006 6:23 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-6-23 |
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