Sleep Medicine
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Sleep EEG may predict later antidepressant response
“Being able to see if an antidepressant works within 1 week would be a real breakthrough,” said Catherine Harmer, DPhil.
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Insomnia + COPD linked to more outpatient, ED visits
In this sample of veterans, 37.3% had both COPD and insomnia.
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‘No mobile phone’ phobia tied to sleep problems in college students
Cell phone addiction may play a role in sleep problems.
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Experts advocate for the elimination of daylight savings time
The AASM recommends a permanent year-round standard time.
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Sleep disorders may be undetected precursors for cardiometabolic disease in U.S. Latinos
Clinicians should consider screening their patients at risk for hypertension and diabetes for both sleep-disordered breathing and insomnia.
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Patients with COPD plus sleep problems should be screened for mood disorders
Sleep problems are common in patients with COPD and have been associated with poor COPD-related outcomes.
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Sleepless in the pandemic
Overexposure to media COVID-19 content may contribute to emotional distress and sleeplessness.
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Socioeconomic status key factor in CPAP adherence in older adults
Clinicians may need to borrow ideas from other therapeutic fields to help improve patient adherence.
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COVID-19: Delirium first, depression, anxiety, insomnia later?
"We need to research which factors may contribute to enduring mental health problems, and develop interventions to prevent and treat them," said...
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Sleep quality may affect COPD risk in African American smokers
African American smokers who slept well showed stronger functional exercise capacity than did poor sleepers.