Sleep Disorders of Children; a Literature Review

Sleep disorders are common psychological disorders that disturb physical and mental health and quality of life. Sleep disturbances are syndromes characterized by impairment in the amount of sleep, sleep quality, sleep time, or disorder in the behavioral or physiological conditions that occur during sleep. Sleep disorder is a common childhood complaint and the fifth cause of referrals to pediatricians. Although Sleep disorder is considered one of the common disorders in childhood, it has not been primarily investigated.

Individuals follow a unique behavioral habit to sleep, but what is certain is that sleeping habits tremendously affect the sleep process. Inappropriate health habits and specific sleep problems result from physical, mental, environmental, or inherited conditions that reduce good sleep and endanger the individual's health. Sleep habits affect the quality of sleep during childhood. Improper sleep habits are hazardous for health and well-being, even in adulthood and after that. Perhaps, with much more community-based and clinical research, it is possible to identify and correct sleep problems and habits in children. So, those children can be brought to a higher level of physical-psychosocial health. On the other hand, early identification and suitable intervention of children with backgrounds of sleep problems provided them with better results.