title: Diagnosis, Cause, and Treatment Approaches for Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder.
abstract: Delayed sleep-wake phase disorder (DSWPD) is commonly defined as an inability to fall asleep and wake at societal times resulting in excessive daytime sleepiness. Although the cause is multifaceted, delays in sleep time are largely driven by misalignment between the circadian pacemaker and the desired sleep-wake timing schedule. Current treatment approaches focus on correcting the circadian delay; however, there is a lack of data investigating combined therapies for treatment of DSWPD.
authors.affiliation: Cooperative Research Centre for Alertness, Safety and Productivity, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, BASE Facility, Ground Level 264 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, Victoria 3168, Australia; Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, Monash University, 18 Innovation Walk, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia. Electronic address: michelle.magee@monash.edu.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magee
authors.affiliation: Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, 1725 Pleasant Street, Clare Small 114, Boulder, CO 80309-0354, USA.
authors.forename: Emily M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Marbas
authors.affiliation: Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, 1725 Pleasant Street, Clare Small 114, Boulder, CO 80309-0354, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.affiliation: Cooperative Research Centre for Alertness, Safety and Productivity, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, BASE Facility, Ground Level 264 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, Victoria 3168, Australia; Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, Monash University, 18 Innovation Walk, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia; Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Shantha M W
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rajaratnam
authors.affiliation: Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, 1725 Pleasant Street, Clare Small 114, Boulder, CO 80309-0354, USA.
authors.forename: Josiane L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Broussard
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020178:Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Bright light; Circadian phase; Circadian rhythms; Delayed sleep; Delayed sleep phase; Homeostat; Melatonin; Phototherapy