title: History of the development of sleep medicine in the United States.
abstract: Sleep Medicine has only recently been recognized as a specialty of medicine. Its development is based on an increasing amount of knowledge concerning the physiology of sleep, circadian biology and the pathophysiology of sleep disorders. This review chronicles the major advances in sleep science over the past 70 years and the development of the primary organizations responsible for the emergence of Sleep Medicine as a specialty, sleep disorders as a public health concern and sleep science as an important area of research.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. shepard.john2@mayo.edu
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Shepard
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Buysse
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Chesson
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Dement
authors.forename: Rochelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guilleminault
authors.forename: Cameron D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Conrad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iber
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mignot
authors.forename: Merrill M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mitler
authors.forename: Kent E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Stuart F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Quan
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Helmut S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Silber
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D021081:Chronobiology Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D004493:Education; D006666:History of Medicine; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D008004:Licensure; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000379:methods; D020187:REM Sleep Behavior Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D012890:Sleep; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000266:history*; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine