Spanish Society of Outpatient Paediatrics and Primary Care (SEPEAP)
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President of the Spanish Society of Outpatient Paediatrics and Primary Care (SEPEAP), paediatrician with the Andalusian Health Service and associate professor of Paediatrics at the University of Seville
A team from the United States has analyzed nearly twenty studies on melatonin use in children between the ages of 0 and 6 in different countries. Although it appears that melatonin can help improve sleep onset in children with neurological conditions such as autism spectrum disorders, the data indicate that in recent years there has been an increase in sales of these products without a clear understanding of their actual effectiveness and potential long-term consequences for typically developing young children. The results are published in JAMA Network Open.