3. Describe the study in your own words.a. Why was the study carried out? What was the aim of the study?i. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between sleep-related problems (SRP) and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Previous research indicates a significant association between PRS and anxiety disorders. However, there is limited research investigating SRPs in children and adolescents and their possible effect on daytime functioning. Therefore, this study attempts to address these discrepancies through an introductory inspection of various types of PRS among an abundant sample of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. Specifically, the study investigated the incidence of eight specific PRS (insomnia, reluctance/refusal to sleep alone, reluctance/refusal to sleep away from home, nightmares, tiredness without good reason, sleeping less than most children, sleep more than most children and talk). /sleep walking) in the context of gender, age, and anxiety type (generalized anxiety disorder [GAD], separation anxiety disorder [SAD], and social anxiety disorder [SAD]), d 'after assessment by the clinician and parents. Additionally, relationships between impaired daytime functioning (inside and outside the home), anxiety severity, and SRPs were investigated. Finally, the effect of the pharmaceutical fluvoxamine (FLV), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), on the treatment of anxiety disorders in young people was investigated.b. Who were the participants? Why did they select this group of children/teenagers?i. Participants in this study included a total of 128 children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years. Each of these children met the diagnostic and statistical criteria...... middle of paper...... carefully.g. The possibilities of spurious correlations between sleep functioning and secondary diagnoses.7. What have you personally learned from this study?a. It was interesting to learn about the proposed cyclical relationship in which initially anxiety exacerbates SRPs, which then leads to increased anxiety symptoms, which then leads to increased SRPs. He also emphasized the need for serious attention to sleep problems in children, regardless of their minor impact on future depression, because SRPs have detrimental effects on mood, consciousness and academic performance and social. Works Cited Alfano, CA, Ginsburg, GS and Kingery, JN (2007). Sleep-related problems in children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 46, 224-232. doi: 10.1097/01.chi.0000242233.06011.8e