Publisher's Synopsis
In this issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, guest editor Dr. Melissa P. Knauert brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Sleep Deficiency and Health. Sleep deficiency is linked to many chronic health problems, including heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, obesity, and depression, as well as a higher chance of injury in adults, teens, and children. This issue explores many key issues in the field, including racial/ethnic disparities in obstructive sleep apnea, sleep deficiency in young children, adolescents and the school start time debate, how work hours induce social jetlag and sleep deficiency, and more.
- Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including sleep deficiency in pregnancy; sleep deficiency in the elderly; sleep deficiency in hospitalized patients; sleep deficiency and opioid use disorder; sleep deficiency in obstructive sleep apnea; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on sleep deficiency and health, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
