Abstract
Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder (DSPD) is defined as an abnormally late sleep period (e.g. 3 am-noon) and is associated with significant morbidity. Individuals and therapy-based attempts to establish a desired earlier sleep period often fail. Although patients with DSPD indicate delayed circadian rhythms, the difficulty advancing the sleep period to an earlier time may arise from a longer endogenous circadian rhythm period length (i.e., tau). This study therefore aimed to measure circadian taus in DSPD disorder relative to normally entrained good sleepers.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 0593 |
Pages (from-to) | A208-A209 |
Journal | Sleep |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | Abstract Supplement |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | 29th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies - Duration: 22 Oct 2015 → … |