Improving Sleep-Wake Schedules Amongst People with Mental Handicaps: Some Preliminary Case Material
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Behavioural Psychotherapy
- Vol. 21 (1) , 51-55
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0141347300017808
Abstract
This paper suggests that a 24-hour perspective may be useful when considering attention and learning deficits. Sleep-wake schedules are placed within a conceptual model of arousal and attention, and it is argued that an “optimal” schedule may predict improved functioning. A synopsis of five clinical cases illustrates the application of behavioural treatment principles, designed to optimize the sleep-wake schedule. Although promising results were achieved, these must be taken as preliminary and it is hoped that further systematic study will be prompted.Keywords
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