Shift work and the assessment and management of shift work disorder (SWD)

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-54

  Wright, Kenneth P ^a   Bogan, Richard K ^b,c   Wyatt, James K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SleepMed Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Armodafinil; Caffeine; Circadian adaptation; Circadian misalignment; Circadian rhythm; Good sleep behavior; Homeostatic sleep drive; Hypnotics; Melatonin; Modafinil; Naps; Shift work; Shift work disorder; Sleep duration

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ARMODAFINIL; CAFFEINE; MELATONIN; METHAMPHETAMINE; MODAFINIL; PLACEBO; RAMELTEON; TASIMELTEON; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM; ZOLPIDEM;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LOW DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA; NERVOUSNESS; REVIEW; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SHIFT WORK DISORDER; SHIFT WORKER; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; SOMNOLENCE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE;

CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84871389425     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2012.02.002     Document Type: Review

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