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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Sleep Disruption"”.
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Sleep Disruption in Cognitive and Occupational Functioning in Bipolar Disorder
… inter-episode periods are reports of pervasive sleep disturbance. Sleep disturbance has been associated with the onset of manic episodes and is an oft-reported prodrome of illness onset. Despite the presence of deficits in these two domains of functioning during affective episodes as well as the …
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Chronic Pain, Sleep Disruption, and Work Performance in the Military
… military. The added complication of managing sleep disruption compounds the issue. Examining pain and sleep disruption in the context of work performance within the military is critical to understanding the impact of these conditions on our nation’s fighting forces.</p> <p><strong>Purpose: …
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The effect of circadian regulation and sleep disruption on metabolic homeostasis
Sleep and circadian disruption are ubiquitous in modern society. While the National Sleep Foundation recommends adults sleep 7-9 hours per night, the average sleep duration of American adults has decreased from ~8.8 hours to ~6.8 hours over the last century, with 1 in 3 people report sleeping fewer …
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EFFECTS OF SLEEP DISRUPTION AND QUETIAPINE ON COCAINE ABUSE: THE PATH TO DEVELOPMENT OF A MONKEY MODEL OF PTSD
… the aspects of PTSD investigated included sleep disturbance, cognitive disruptions and drug abuse. These studies used Old World macaques, rhesus monkeys, because of their close phylogeny to humans, their similar sleep-wake patterns and their cognitive abilities.
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Slow Waves. Assessing sleep and detrimental effects of sleep disruption on brain amyloid-β and cognitive function in shift workers
Contains fulltext : 224896.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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The role of melatonin in peripartum cardiomyopathy
… Melatonin levels are known to be altered in sleep disruption, depression and other cardiac diseases. The aim of this study was to determine if melatonin levels are disrupted in women with PPCM compared to healthy patients. We hypothesised that sleep disruption and depression may contribute to …
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Sleep Homeodynamics And Wellbeing In Asymptomatic Hiv-Seropositive African American Women
<p>SLEEP HOMEODYNAMICS AND WELLBEING IN ASYMPTOMATIC HIV–SEROPOSITIVE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN</p> <p>by</p> <p>TABETHA LYNN GAYTON</p> <p>December 2013 </p> <p>Advisor: Hossein N. Yarandi, PhD</p> <p>Major: Nursing (Urban Health)</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>BACKGROUND: HIV–related …
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Identification of Gene Expression Changes in Sleep Mutants Associated With Reduced Longevity in Drosophila
<p>Sleep deprivation has become a common problem in modern society, yet the physiological consequences of sleep deprivation remain poorly understood. Sleep disruption has been shown to shorten lifespan in multiple animal species. In my thesis study, I investigated the relationship between sleep and …
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Cognitive, neuroanatomical and neuroendocrine effects of long-term rotating shift work in a nursing sample
Sleep disruption, like that experienced by long-term rotating shift workers, is a physiological stressor which causes a variety of adverse physical, psychological and cognitive symptoms. Some cognitive symptoms are thought to be mediated by the direct effect of stress hormones on the hippocampus. …
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Associations between sleep and cognitive-affective functioning in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
… current research tested the proposition that the sleep disruption characteristic of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has discrete, predictable, and significant effects on the processing of neutral declarative memory, emotional memory, and emotional reactivity. Research spanning multiple …
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ASMT gene polymorphisms are associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptom severity in a South African population
… rhythm generation and melatonin biosynthesis. Sleep disorders are highly comorbid with ASD in both children and adults, and range from sleep onset delay, phase shift and sleep disruption. These parasomnias can have a significant impact on the quality of life for persons with ASD and their …
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An investigation of subjective and objective sleepiness, performance and mood in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and shift-workers
Regardless of aetiology, constant sleep disruption results in wide-ranging negative consequences in sleepiness, psychomotor and driving performance, and mood. Individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and those engaged in the tumultuous routine of shift-work experience reduced sleep and …
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Bettering Patient Outcomes in the ICU with the ICU Liberation Bundle (A-F): A Thesis
… PADIS (Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption) guidelines were updated and gave even more evidence of the best practices for patients in the ICU (Devlin et al., 2018). These best practices were assembled into the ICU Liberation Bundle (A-F) to help the health care teams provide …
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Diverse Mechanisms Impair Thalamic Circuit Function in a Dravet Syndrome Mouse Model
… seizures, cognitive impairment, ataxia, and sleep disruption. Dysfunction in the somatosensory corticothalamic (CT) circuit underlies several DS phenotypes including absence seizures and sleep disturbances. Yet, the precise mechanisms underlying somatosensory CT circuit dysfunction in DS …
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Towards a Better Understanding of Zebrafish Sleep Behavior
<p>Sleep serves many vital functions in humans, ranging from energy restoration to memory consolidation and information integration. Sleep deprivation is linked to worsened physiological states and psychological conditions. Zebrafish are an emerging model in neurobehavioral research and have …
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Sleep Health Among Children Recently Adopted from Foster Care
Sleep disruption is prevalent among children placed in foster care, elevating the risk for a range of deleterious outcomes. Theoretically, achieving permanency via adoption may have a positive influence on children’s sleep via the presence of various factors, but little is known about the sleep …
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Early Life Circadian Rhythm Disruptions Alters Brain and Behavior in Adulthood
Children typically sleep much more than adults, and sleep in infancy and childhood is thought to play an important role in brain and cognitive development. However, the problem with examining poor sleep in toddlers is that sleep quality is often confounded with other factors such as socioeconomic …
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Parent-Child Relations, Sleep, and Externalizing Problems in Clinical Youth
<p>Sleep problems are a major prevailing concern in clinical youth populations. Research has shown that poor sleep is correlated with mental health problems, while parent-child relationships are associated with externalizing behaviors. The aim of this study was to (1) replicate these findings; (2) …
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An evaluation of a new cognitive-behavioral technique for the treatment of insomnia in older adults
Poor sleep quality and complaints of insomnia are particularly prevalent in aging individuals. However, not all older people who experience what may be developmentally inevitable sleep disruption complain of insomnia. Psychological therapies for sleep disorder have been explored extensively with …
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Investigating the relationship between sleep and postpartum depression: a longitudinal study examining the relationships between subjective and objective sleep during the perinatal period and postpartum depression.
… a bi-directional relationship exists between sleep disruption and depression. Not only is poor sleep a commonly reported symptom in those with depression, some aspects of sleep have also been shown to predict the onset of depression. Despite sleep problems being a commonly reported occurrence …
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