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For pediatric insomnia, Dr Umakanth Katwa and Dr Rafael Pelayo call for a blend of clinical expertise, behavioral therapy, and empathy.

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director of the Yale Child Study Center’s Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program, Alfred A. Messer Professor of Child Psychiatry, and professor of psychology at the Yale School of Medicine.