Circadian Rhythms and Insomnia

Leon C. Lack, Helen R. Wright

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    Abstract

    Because our circadian rhythms have a strong influence on sleepiness/alertness, inappropriate timing of these rhythms with respect to the attempted sleep period can produce insomnia. Relatively delayed circadian rhythms have been associated with sleep-onset insomnia and advanced or early timed rhythms have been associated with early morning awakening insomnia. Therefore, management of these insomnias need to include treatments, such as bright light and melatonin, that will retime the circadian rhythms to be more in synchrony with the timing of sleep.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationClinical Handbook of Insomnia
    EditorsHrayr P. Attarian, Catherine Schuman
    Place of PublicationNew York, NY
    PublisherHumana Press
    Chapter18
    Pages243-253
    Number of pages11
    Edition2nd
    ISBN (Electronic)978-1-60327-042-7
    ISBN (Print)978-1-60327-033-5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 26 Feb 2010

    Publication series

    NameCurrent clinical neurology

    Keywords

    • Advanced sleep phase
    • Bright-light therapy
    • Circadian rhythms
    • Delayed sleep phase
    • Insomnia
    • Melatonin

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