Sleep Disorders (Print Version)

Latest News

Melatonin Improves Asthma-Disturbed Sleep (11/01/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20986.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/01/2004)
Grumpy British Bosses Need More Sleep (11/01/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20989.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/01/2004)
Sleep Troubles Can Jeopardize Alcoholics' Rehab (10/28/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20916.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/27/2004)
Breathing Problems during Sleep May Affect Mental Development in Infants and Young Children (10/07/2004, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/nhlbi-07.htm
More News on Sleep Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_s.html#SleepDisorders

From the National Institutes of Health

Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/understanding_sleep_brain_basic_.htm
Breathing Problems during Sleep May Affect Mental Development in Infants and Young Children (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/nhlbi-07.htm

Overviews

Health Check Tools

Interactive Sleep Quiz (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/cgi-bin/tfSleepQuiz.pl

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Narcolepsy (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009290&recruiting;=true
ClinicalTrials.gov: Sleep Disorders (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D012893&recruiting;=true
ClinicalTrials.gov: Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D007319&recruiting;=true

Alternative Therapy

Melatonin (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/258.xml
Questions and Answers about Valerian for Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements) - http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/valerian.asp

Specific Conditions

Hypersomnia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/hypersomnia.htm
Insomnia: How to Get a Good Night's Sleep (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/110.xml
Also available in Spanish - http://familydoctor.org/e110.xml
Kleine-Levin Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/kleine_levin.htm
Narcolepsy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/narcolep_doc.htm
Pain and Sleep (National Sleep Foundation) - http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/sleepandpain.cfm
Sleep and the Traveler: How to Get the Most Out of Sleep When Traveling (National Sleep Foundation) - http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/travel.cfm
Sleep Disorders (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/sleepdisorders/patient/
Also available in Spanish - http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/pdq/cuidados-medicos-apoyo/sueno/patient/
What Is Bruxism? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00337

Coping

Helping Yourself to a Good Night's Sleep (National Sleep Foundation) - http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/goodnights.cfm
Living with Narcolepsy (National Sleep Foundation) - http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/livingnarcolepsy.cfm
Sick and Tired of Waking Up Sick and Tired? (Shift Workers) (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) - http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/drowsy_driving1/human/drows_driving/wbroch/wbroch_lg/wbroch_lg.html
Tips for Shift Workers: How to Eat, Sleep and Stay Fit When You Work Unusual Hours (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01388

Research

Breathing Problems during Sleep May Affect Mental Development in Infants and Young Children (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/nhlbi-07.htm
Sleep and Safety (National Center on Sleep Disorders Research) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/sleep/res_plan/section4/section4d.html
Study in Dogs Shows That Histamine Is Key to Wakefulness (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_article_narcolepsy_histamine.htm
Sustained Reduced Sleep Can Have Serious Consequences (National Institute of Nursing Research) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2003/ninr-12.htm

Directories

AASM -- Accredited Member Centers and Laboratories: Find a Sleep Center (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) - http://www.aasmnet.org/listing.asp
Need to Find Sleep Services in Your Community? (National Sleep Foundation) - http://www.sleepfoundation.org/site99.cfm

Organizations

American Academy of Sleep Medicine - http://www.aasmnet.org/
American Sleep Apnea Association - http://www.sleepapnea.org/
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr/
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
National Sleep Foundation - http://www.sleepfoundation.org/
Society for Neuroscience - http://web.sfn.org/

Women

Women & Sleep (National Sleep Foundation) - http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/women.cfm

Children

Nightmares and Night Terrors in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/566.xml
Sleep Problems: Parasomnia (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/parasomnia.html
Sleepwalking in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/160.xml
Also available in Spanish - http://familydoctor.org/e160.xml
Star Sleeper (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/

Teenagers

Seniors

Good Night's Sleep (National Institute on Aging) - http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/sleep.asp
Also available in Spanish - http://www.niapublications.org/spnagepages/sleep-sp.asp
Melatonin: Does It Decline with Age? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00765
Sleep and Aging (National Sleep Foundation) - http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/sleepage.cfm

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

The primary NIH organization for research on Sleep Disorders is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 02 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 27 September 2004