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Collecting Sleep, Circadian, Fatigue, and Performance Data in Complex Operational Environments
Published on: August 8, 2019
[Delayed sleep phase type sleep disorder and chronotherapy]
Feride Gökben Hizli1, Mehmet Yücel Ağargün
1Nöropiskiyatri Istanbul Hastanesi, Erişkin Psikiyatri Bl., Istanbul. ghizli@npistanbul.com
Abstract:
Delayed sleep phase type sleep disorder is a circadian rhythm disorder that results in symptoms of sleep-onset insomnia and difficulty awakening at a desired time. Patients with delayed sleep phase-type sleep disorder can be treated with chronotherapy, light therapy, vitamin B12, or melatonin. Chronotherapy is a behavioral technique in which sleep time is systematically delayed. Herein we report a 48-year-old woman that presented with delayed sleep onset and describe chronotherapy as a treatment approach.
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