title: Jet lag and shift work sleep disorders: how to help reset the internal clock.
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.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Center For Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Bhanu P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Kolla
authors.forename: R Robert
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Auger
mesh_terms: D056044:Actigraphy / Q000379:methods; D000367:Age Factors; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002110:Caffeine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020179:Jet Lag Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D008027:Light; D008029:Lighting; D008550:Melatonin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D012890:Sleep / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D020178:Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D002110:Caffeine; D008550:Melatonin