[Delayed sleep phase type sleep disorder and chronotherapy].
Delayed sleep phase type sleep disorder is a circadian rhythm disorder that results in symptoms of sleep-onset insomnia and difficulty awakening at a desired time. Patients with delayed sleep phase-type sleep disorder can be treated with chronotherapy, light therapy, vitamin B12, or melatonin. Chronotherapy is a behavioral technique in which sleep time is systematically delayed. Herein we report a 48-year-old woman that presented with delayed sleep onset and describe chronotherapy as a treatment approach.
Gökben Hizli
Feride
F
Nöropiskiyatri Istanbul Hastanesi, Erişkin Psikiyatri Bl., Istanbul. ghizli@npistanbul.com
Yücel Ağargün
Mehmet
M
D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020178:Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm / Q000628:therapy*; D055865:Sleep Phase Chronotherapy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome