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How the circadian rhythm affects sleep, wakefulness, and overall health: background for understanding shift work disorder.

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Krystal, AD
Published in: J Clin Psychiatry
February 2012

It is estimated that 15 to 25% of the U.S. labor force works night, evening, or rotating shifts. These non-traditional schedules can affect the circadian rhythm, a self-sustained rhythm of biological processes that plays an important role in modulating sleep/wake function, resulting in circadian rhythm sleep disorder, shift work type, usually referred to as shift work disorder. The disorder consists of a constant or recurrent pattern of sleep interruption that results in insomnia when sleep is needed and excessive sleepiness during waking hours. Clinicians need more information about the role of the circadian rhythm in human functioning as well as the pathophysiology, prevalence, and consequences of shift work disorder, so that they can recognize and diagnose this problem in clinical practice.

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J Clin Psychiatry

DOI

EISSN

1555-2101

Publication Date

February 2012

Volume

73

Issue

2

Start / End Page

e05

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wakefulness
  • Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
  • Sleep
  • Psychiatry
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Circadian Rhythm
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Krystal, A. D. (2012). How the circadian rhythm affects sleep, wakefulness, and overall health: background for understanding shift work disorder. J Clin Psychiatry, 73(2), e05. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.11073br1
Krystal, Andrew D. “How the circadian rhythm affects sleep, wakefulness, and overall health: background for understanding shift work disorder.J Clin Psychiatry 73, no. 2 (February 2012): e05. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.11073br1.
Krystal, Andrew D. “How the circadian rhythm affects sleep, wakefulness, and overall health: background for understanding shift work disorder.J Clin Psychiatry, vol. 73, no. 2, Feb. 2012, p. e05. Pubmed, doi:10.4088/JCP.11073br1.

Published In

J Clin Psychiatry

DOI

EISSN

1555-2101

Publication Date

February 2012

Volume

73

Issue

2

Start / End Page

e05

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wakefulness
  • Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
  • Sleep
  • Psychiatry
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Circadian Rhythm
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences