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Collecting Sleep, Circadian, Fatigue, and Performance Data in Complex Operational Environments
Published on: August 8, 2019
[Sleep: the basis of a healthy lifestyle]
Background:
The use of sleep as modifiable lifestyle factor is not yet self-evident in psychiatry.
AIM: To increase knowledge about sleep as health-affecting factor.
METHOD: Description of normal sleep, effects of disturbed sleep and lifestyle advice to promote healthy sleep.
RESULTS: Disturbed sleep negatively impacts physical and mental health. Targeted lifestyle advice can improve sleep and bring about positive effects in multiple areas.
CONCLUSION: From preventive and treatment perspectives, interventions optimizing sleep in psychiatric care seem promising.
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