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Resolving delayed sleep-wake phase disorder with a pandemic: two case reports

Author(s) -

Lawrence J. Epstein,

Alice Cai,

Elizabeth B. Klerman,

Charles A. Czeisler

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.9526

Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , wake , covid-19 , sleep (system call) , psychiatry , disease , virology , outbreak , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , operating system , engineering , aerospace engineering

Two patients with delayed sleep-wake phase disorder (DSWPD) demonstrated improvement in sleep quality and duration, reduction in symptoms, and elimination of the need for hypnotic or stimulant medications after changing their sleep schedules in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown work schedule changes. These cases highlight the impact of work schedules on patient health and raise questions about approaches to workplace schedule requirements postpandemic.

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