Melatonin Use in Young Children
These findings suggest a global rise in prescriptions without efficacy data on use in children with typical development, underscoring the need to identify strategies to prevent and reduce melatonin use in young children, as well as to improve adherence by pediatricians to evidence-based practice standards.
Authors
- Anna Trofimoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9334-9704)
- Danielle Christifano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9368-2028)
- Robert C. Gibler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1532-7044)
- Peter R. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9839-9501)
- Anna Wallisch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0951-8810)
- O.G. Onuoha
- Chelsea L. Kracht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5467-0849)
- Perry Weidling
- L. MICKY MATHEWS
- Jacob Lovell
- Grace Gyllenborg
- Natesh Samaroo
- Rob Breeden
- Madeline Crocker
- Grace Bolamperti
Institutions
- Kansas City University (US)
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.51958
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 42.68
Funders
- National Institutes of Health