Circadian period lengths of core body temperature and salivary melatonin in delayed sleep phase disorder and non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder

Gorica Micic, Leon Lack, Nicole Lovato, Michael Gradisar, Sally Ferguson, Helen Burgess

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    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 languageEnglish
    Article number0593
    Pages (from-to)A208-A209
    JournalSleep
    Volume38
    Issue numberAbstract Supplement
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    Event29th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies -
    Duration: 22 Oct 2015 → …

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