TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric selective mutism and sleep disorders: A pilot restrospective case control-study
AU - Quatrosi, Giuseppe
AU - Tripi, Gabriele
AU - Parisi, Lucia
AU - Testa, Davide
AU - Tripi, Gabriele
AU - Marsala, Gabriella
AU - Montana, Angelo
AU - Giugliano, Pasquale
AU - Polito, Anna Nunzia
AU - Franco, Sabrina
AU - Romano, Palmira
AU - Geraci, Diego
AU - Cerroni, Francesco
AU - Russo, Daniela
AU - Picciocchi, Elisabetta
AU - Chisari, Mario Giuseppe
AU - Caliendo, Mariarosaria
AU - Esposito, Valentina
AU - D’Oro, Lucrezia
AU - Giordano, Rosa
AU - Esposito, Valentina
AU - Murabito, Paolo
AU - Gallai, Beatrice
AU - Marotta, Rosa
AU - Montana, Angelo
AU - Marotta, Rosanna
AU - Nuara, Tiziana
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Introduction: Selective mutism (SM) is characterized by the persistent inability to speak in some specific contexts (i.e. school, home, social contexts) or within interaction with peer group and/or adults when a normal verbal linguistic competence may be expected, according to DSM5 criteria. The main sleep disorders in children with neurodevelopmental disorders are represented by difficulty in falling asleep at night (51%) and nocturnal awakenings (67%).The main goal of the present study is verify the putative relationship between sleep disorders and selective mutism in children.Materials and methods: 30 children were diagnosed with SM (13 males and 17 females) with mean age 9.47 (SD +/- 129). The case-control group was composed by 30 typically developing children (TDC) (12 males and 18 females) (mean age 8.95; SD +/- 2.01; p = 0238). All the subjects of both groups were recruited within the same urban area, Caucasian and homogeneous in socio-economic level. SDSC questionnaire was used in order to assess the sleep habits in both groups.Results: The two groups (SM and TDC) were similar for age and gender. About the presence of reported sleep disorders, SM children show a significantly higher prevalence of reported sleep troubles than TDC subjects (Graph 1).Conclusion: The present pilot restrospective case control-study has shown the presence of sleep disorders in children with SM. This new comorbidity has not been previously reported in clinical literature.
AB - Introduction: Selective mutism (SM) is characterized by the persistent inability to speak in some specific contexts (i.e. school, home, social contexts) or within interaction with peer group and/or adults when a normal verbal linguistic competence may be expected, according to DSM5 criteria. The main sleep disorders in children with neurodevelopmental disorders are represented by difficulty in falling asleep at night (51%) and nocturnal awakenings (67%).The main goal of the present study is verify the putative relationship between sleep disorders and selective mutism in children.Materials and methods: 30 children were diagnosed with SM (13 males and 17 females) with mean age 9.47 (SD +/- 129). The case-control group was composed by 30 typically developing children (TDC) (12 males and 18 females) (mean age 8.95; SD +/- 2.01; p = 0238). All the subjects of both groups were recruited within the same urban area, Caucasian and homogeneous in socio-economic level. SDSC questionnaire was used in order to assess the sleep habits in both groups.Results: The two groups (SM and TDC) were similar for age and gender. About the presence of reported sleep disorders, SM children show a significantly higher prevalence of reported sleep troubles than TDC subjects (Graph 1).Conclusion: The present pilot restrospective case control-study has shown the presence of sleep disorders in children with SM. This new comorbidity has not been previously reported in clinical literature.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/378895
UR - http://www.actamedicamediterranea.com/archive/2019/medica-5/pediatric-selective-mutism-and-sleep-disorders-a-pilot-restrospective-case-control-study/pdf
M3 - Article
SN - 0393-6384
VL - 35
SP - 2601
EP - 2607
JO - Acta Medica Mediterranea
JF - Acta Medica Mediterranea
ER -