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Past success and future growth
Welcome to the 16th volume of Sleep Medicine Reviews (SMR). Once again we offer our heartfelt thanks to all of our readers, as 2011 was another very successful year for SMR. Last year SMR brought you ...
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Michael V. Vitiello,
Jean Krieger
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Definition of acute insomnia: Diagnostic and treatment implications
The experience of acute insomnia is probably a universal phenomenon during the course of human life, particularly when exposed to a significant life event, a sudden illness, or a rapid change in sleep...
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Charles M. Morin
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Acute insomnia: Current conceptualizations and future directions
Summary: Despite significant contributions made in the area of persistent/chronic insomnia, especially with regard to the underlying mechanisms driving its maintenance, the area of acute insomnia has ...
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Jason G. Ellis,
Philip Gehrman,
Colin A. Espie,
Dieter Riemann,
Michael L. Perlis
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5-14
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Sleep disturbances in sexual abuse victims: A systematic review
Summary: An impressive body of research has investigated whether sexual abuse is associated with sleep disturbances. Across studies there are considerable differences in methods and results. The aim o...
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Iris M. Steine,
Allison G. Harvey,
John H. Krystal,
Anne M. Milde,
Janne Grønli,
Bjørn Bjorvatn,
Inger H. Nordhus,
Jarle Eid,
Ståle Pallesen
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15-25
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Cyclic alternating pattern (CAP): The marker of sleep instability
Summary: Cyclic alternating pattern CAP is the EEG marker of unstable sleep, a concept which is poorly appreciated among the metrics of sleep physiology. Besides, duration, depth and continuity, sleep...
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Liborio Parrino,
Raffaele Ferri,
Oliviero Bruni,
Mario G. Terzano
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Heart rate variability, sleep and sleep disorders
Summary: Heart rate (HR) is modulated by the combined effects of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Therefore, measurement of changes in HR over time (heart rate variability or HRV) ...
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Phyllis K. Stein,
Yachuan Pu
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Circadian rhythms, sleep, and substance abuse
Summary: Substance abuse is linked to numerous mental and physical health problems, including disturbed sleep. The association between substance use and sleep appears to be bidirectional, in that subs...
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Brant P. Hasler,
Leisha J. Smith,
Jennifer C. Cousins,
Richard R. Bootzin
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Insomnia and daytime cognitive performance: A meta-analysis
Summary: Objectives: Individuals with insomnia consistently report difficulties pertaining to their cognitive functioning (e.g., memory, concentration). However, objective measurements of their perfor...
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Émilie Fortier-Brochu,
Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau,
Hans Ivers,
Charles M. Morin
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Forerunners of REM sleep
Summary: The development of sleep research can be divided into two main periods. The first one was initiated in 1863 by the first systematic measurement of the depth of sleep, the second in 1953 by th...
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Hartmut Schulz,
Piero Salzarulo
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REM sleep could have no adaptive value
Last June, this journal published an interesting guest review by JM Siegel on the paradoxical aspects of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep where a detailed update of the main signs of REM sleep in humans...
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Ruben Victor Rial,
María Cristina Nicolau,
Antoni Gamundí,
Mourad Akaârir,
Sara Aparicio,
Celia Garau,
Pere Barceló,
Susana Esteban
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REM sleep must have an adaptive value
REM sleep has several characteristics that make it highly unlikely that it has “no adaptive value.” First, brain metabolic activity is high in REM sleep, comparable to or exceeding waking values. This...
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Jerome M. Siegel
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Peer Reviewers Volume 15
The Co-Editors-in-Chief wish to thank these individuals for their expertise in ensuring the quality of Sleep Medicine Reviews.
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