Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 5-14 , February 2012

Acute insomnia: Current conceptualizations and future directions

  • Jason G. Ellis

      Affiliations

    • Northumbria Centre for Sleep Research, School of Psychology and Sports Science, Northumbria University, Northumberland Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44191 2273081.
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  • Philip Gehrman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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  • Colin A. Espie

      Affiliations

    • University of Glasgow Sleep Centre, Sackler Institute of Psychobiological Research, Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G51 4TF, Scotland, UK
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  • Dieter Riemann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, Freiburg University Medical Center, Germany
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  • Michael L. Perlis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

Received 22 June 2010 ,Revised 28 December 2010 ,Accepted 13 February 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2011.02.002

Sleep Medicine Reviews
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