ADHD and Insomnia WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on ADHD and Insomnia and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. About.com: Insomnia and Children pediatrics.about.com - Insomnia and Children
  2. Medscape: Insomnia in Children With ADHD (Jan. 13, 2006) cme.medscape.com - Insomnia in Children With ADHD
  3. Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine: Melatonin and Insomnia in Children with ADHD (March 21, 2007) pediatrics.jwatch.org - Melatonin and Insomnia in Children with ADHD
  4. Associated Content: Insomnia as as Side Effect of ADHD (Feb. 25, 2008) associatedcontent.com - Insomnia as as Side Effect of ADHD
  5. Bella Online: ADD/ADHD Insomnia & Sleep Disorders bellaonline.com - ADD/ADHD Insomnia & Sleep Disorders
  1. Nominate a Link


Success!

Thanks for helping us improve this WisdomCard. We'll let you know if your resource makes the Top 10!.

Have another great resource to share? Go ahead and nominate another resource!

Nominate a Resource for this WisdomCard™

We have 5 top resources but need 5 more. Are there additional great resources about ADHD and Insomnia that we should add here? The OrganizedWisdom team looks forward to reviewing your nomination!

Privacy Policy

Research Notes on ADHD and Insomnia


Insomnia often co-occurs with ADHD, and the two conditions have similar symptoms. The mind of a person with ADHD may have difficulty winding down at the end of the day, causing insomnia. Possible solutions may be relaxing activities shortly before bed time or medication.1

Fast Facts:

  • Insomnia is when a person has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.2
  • Insomnia can affect attention span, memory, and mood.2
  • The effects of insomnia can increase the severity of symptoms of ADHD.2
  • For some, treatment medications for ADHD may actually cause the insomnia.2

There's more WisdomCard content below this ad.



Research Notes References

  1. ↑ Associated Content: Insomnia as as Side Effect of ADHD
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 About.com: Insomnia and Children

About this WisdomCard

Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic. In addition to filtering out spam and bad links, WisdomCards highlight tips and warnings, such as:

  • Guide Favorite
  • Guide Warning
  • Scroll down to reach relevant content
  • PDF
  • Video
  • In Memoriam

Help improve this WisdomCard by suggesting great links.

Retrieved from "http://organizedwisdom.com/ADHD_and_Insomnia"

Related WisdomCards™

Related Features

Are You Depressed?

1. Have you been feeling blue, or "down in the dumps"?

About WisdomCard

Meet our contributors and reviewers

Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.

What is OrganizedWisdom?

OrganizedWisdom.com is the first expert-guided search service for health. Our innovative publishing platform has become the most authoritative way to help people find the best online health information. The site's expert-curated content, called WisdomCards, organizes "The Top 10" online health resources on more than 100,000 health topics. WisdomCards are updated regularly by physicians and expert guides. Click here to visit our most popular health centers and learn more.

close