ABSTRACT
Jet lag sleep disorder and shift work sleep disorder are the result of dyssynchrony between the internal clock and the external light-dark cycle, brought on by rapid travel across time zones or by working a nonstandard schedule. Symptoms can be minimized by optimizing the sleep environment, by strategic avoidance of and exposure to light, and also with drug and behavioral therapies.
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- Bhanu P. Kolla, MBBS and
- R. Robert Auger, MD⇑
- Mayo Center for Sleep Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
- Mayo Center for Sleep Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
- ADDRESS:
R. Robert Auger, MD, Mayo Center For Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Gonda Building 17W, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905; e-mail auger.raymond1{at}mayo.edu.
ABSTRACT
Jet lag sleep disorder and shift work sleep disorder are the result of dyssynchrony between the internal clock and the external light-dark cycle, brought on by rapid travel across time zones or by working a nonstandard schedule. Symptoms can be minimized by optimizing the sleep environment, by strategic avoidance of and exposure to light, and also with drug and behavioral therapies.
- Copyright © 2011 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.