In this review, the authors detail our current understanding of the crucial role that sleep and its disturbances play in bipolar disorder. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that impaired sleep can induce and predict manic episodes. Similarly, treatment of sleep disturbance may serve as both a target of treatment and a measure of response in mania. The depressive phase of bipolar illness is mar...

background : postoperative neurological injuries, including cognitive dysfunction, sleep disorder, delirium, and anxiety, are the important consequences of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (cabg). evidence has shown that postoperative sleep disturbance is partly due to disturbed melatonin secretion in the perioperative period. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of melatonin on...

OBJECTIVE Sleep disturbance is highly prevalent among veterans. As an alternative to sleep medications with their undesirable side effects, nonpharmacological mind-body interventions may be beneficial for sleep management in primary care. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate whether a novel mind-body intervention, mind-body bridging (MBB), focusing on sleep, could improve self-reporte...

There is a compelling argument for viewing sleep and its disorders as a central theme in psychiatry and for clinicians to be familiar with sleep disorder medicine whatever the age of their patients. Sad to say, however, psychiatry (and, for that matter, clinical psychology) generally shares in the neglect of this field in medical and other teaching and training areas. There are several main poi...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of solifenacin for not only overactive bladder symptoms but also sleep disturbance. Nocturia and urgency are independent factors for sleep disturbance. METHODS Fifteen male patients with overactive bladder symptoms and sleep disturbance were enrolled in this study. The overactive bladder symptoms score (OABSS) and Athens insomnia scale (AIS) were used as a subj...

The main purpose of the present research was to explore gender-related associations between sleep disturbance and perfectionism dimensions in a large sample of undergraduate students. Perfectionism dimensions have been assessed using the Portuguese version of the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (Hewitt and Flett, 1991 , J Pers Soc Psychol 60:456; Soares et al., 2003 , Rev Port Psicossom 5:...

Background Medical residency can be a time of increased psychological stress and sleep disturbance. We examine the prospective associations between self-reported sleep quality and resident wellness across a single training year. Methods Sixty-nine (N=69) resident physicians completed the Brief Resident Wellness Profile (M=17.66, standard deviation [SD]=3.45, range: 0-17) and the Pittsburgh Slee...

During the perinatal period, compromises in sleep duration and quality are commonly reported by women and confirmed by objective measurements of sleep. Self-reported poor sleep has been associated with concurrent mood disturbance and with increased risk for future mood problems during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Findings on the relationship between objectively measured sleep and mood i...

the effect of acupressure on quality of sleep in hemodialysis patients     arab z [1] *, shariati ar [2] , bahrami hr [3] , asayesh h [4] , vakili ma [5]     received: 9 nov, 2011 accepted: 20 dec, 2011     abstract   background & aims : sleep disturbance is a common complaint among patients with end-stage renal disease. the aim of this study is to determine the effect of acupressure on the qua...