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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on February 7, 2008
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2008 33(3):333-334; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsn001
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© The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Commentary: The Importance of Sleep in Pediatric Chronic Pain—A Wake-up Call for Pediatric Psychologists

Christine T. Chambers, PhD1,2, Penny V. Corkum, PhD,2,3 and Benjamin Rusak, PhD2,3

1Department of Pediatrics, 2Department of Psychology, and 3Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dr Christine T. Chambers, PhD, Centre for Pediatric Pain Research, IWK Health Centre, P.O. Box 9700, 5850/5980 University Avenue, Halifax, NS, B3K 6R8. E-mail: christine.chambers@dal.ca

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Historically, sleep problems were not commonly considered as a core component of pediatric chronic pain, in contrast to other well-established correlates, such as physical disability, depression, anxiety, and family disruption. At best, when they were considered, sleep disturbances were viewed as a secondary problem with questionable impact on pediatric pain management. It has been only recently that reviews and empirical studies have drawn our attention to the importance of sleep as a variable that can have a significant influence on, and be influenced by, pediatric chronic . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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