Sleep disorders in psychiatry

Sleep medicine is a truly multidisciplinary field that covers psychiatric, neurological and respiratory conditions. As the field has developed it has become increasingly clear that there is a great deal of overlap between sleep and psychiatric disorders and it is therefore essential for psychiatrist...

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Published in:BJPsych advances 2018-07, Vol.24 (4), p.273-283
Main Authors: Selsick, Hugh, O'Regan, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular disease
Circadian rhythm
Comorbidity
Diabetes
Hallucinations
Hypertension
Insomnia
Medicine
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Patients
Physiology
Psychiatrists
Quality of life
Respiration
Sleep deprivation
Sleep disorders
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Summary:Sleep medicine is a truly multidisciplinary field that covers psychiatric, neurological and respiratory conditions. As the field has developed it has become increasingly clear that there is a great deal of overlap between sleep and psychiatric disorders and it is therefore essential for psychiatrists to have some knowledge of sleep medicine. Even those disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnoea, that may seem to be outside the remit of psychiatry can have complex and important interactions with psychiatric conditions. In this article we give a brief overview of the range of sleep disorders a psychiatrist might encounter, how they are recognised, investigated and treated, and how they relate to psychiatric conditions.
ISSN:2056-4678
2056-4686
DOI:10.1192/bja.2018.8