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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 128, No. 6

Articles | December 01, 1971

Treatment of Pavor Nocturnus and Somnambulism in Children

RICHARD B. PESIKOFF; PARMA C. DAVIS

Am J Psychiatry 1971;128:778-781.

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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, 1200 Moursund Ave., Houston, Tex. 77025

1972, American Psychiatric Association

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The authors studied seven children with either pavor nocturnus or somnambulism, or both, in an attempt to find a method of treating these sleep disorders. Each child received imipramine orally at bedtime for a minimum of eight weeks. In all seven patients a complete cessation of symptoms resulted. Although the drug seems to be an effective treatment for these disorders, its mechanism of action is not yet known.

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