BEHAVIORAL AND MASSAGE TREATMENTS FOR INFANT SLEEP PROBLEMS

Medicine and Health Rhode Island,  Mar 2006  by Forbes, Elizabeth A

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CONCLUSION

Infant sleep problems are common and can impair individual and family functioning. Evidence supports the efficacy of unmodified and graduated extinction programs in the treatment of infant sleep problems. Other behavioral treatments, such as positive bedtime routine and faded bedtime with response cost, are less studied but promising alternatives to standard extinction programs. Infant massage may also be a helpful adjunct in the treatment of infant sleep problems. However, as is true in many pediatric behavioral disorders, early education and prevention may be the most efficient approach to the treatment of infant sleep problems.

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ELIZABETH A. FORBES, MD

Elizabeth A. Forbes, MD, is Director of Pediatrics, Bradley Hospital.

CORRESPONDENCE:

Elizabeth A. Forbes, MD

Bradley Hospital

1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway

East Providence, RI 02915

Phone: (401) 432-1213

e-mail: eforbes@lifespan.org

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