Subjective daytime sleepiness and daytime function in patients on stable methadone maintenance treatment: Possible mechanisms

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 557-562

  Wang, David ^a,b   Teichtahl, Harry ^a   Goodman, Cathy ^c   Drummer, Olaf ^d   Grunstein, Ronald R ^b   Kronborg, Ian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Daytime function; Daytime performance; Drowsiness; Methadone; Opioid; Sedation; Sleep apnea; Sleep architecture; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BODY MASS; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; METHADONE TREATMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REM SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 58149330406     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27350     Document Type: Article

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