Psychophysiological insomnia: The behavioural model and a neurocognitive perspective

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-188

  Perlis, M L ^a,e   Giles, D E ^a   Mendelson, W B ^b   Bootzin, R R ^c   Wyatt, J K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural model; Beta activity; Gamma activity; Insomnia; Subjective objective discrepancies

Indexed keywords

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MEMORY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGE; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 0030756732     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2869.1997.00045.x     Document Type: Review

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