Adherence to treatment and parents' perspective about effectiveness of melatonin in children with autism spectrum disorder and sleep disturbances

• Hauptverfasser: Hadar Sadeh (Verfasst von), Gal Meiri (Verfasst von), Dikla Zigdon (Verfasst von), Michal Ilan (Verfasst von), Michal Faroy (Verfasst von), Analya Michaelovski (Verfasst von), Yair Sadaka (Verfasst von), Ilan Dinstein (Verfasst von), Idan Menashe (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Objective Melatonin is considered an effective pharmacological treatment for the sleep disturbances that are reported in > 50% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, real-life data about the long-term course and effectiveness of melatonin treatment in children with ASD...