Description

Sleep psychiatrist Dr. Emens and sleep specialist Dr. Mukundan take on the topic sleep medicine through a psychiatric lens.

Hosted by Tom Bartlett and Nakai Corral

Questions? psychiatryexplored@gmail.com

Topics covered:

1. Importance of sleep
2. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia 
3. Melatonin
4. Substance use and ADHD
5. Benzodiazepines and BZRAs
6. PTSD

Studies Mentioned:

Overview on pharmacology of sleep: https://aasm.org/resources/pdf/pharmacologictreatmentofinsomnia.pdf

Study on melatonin in OTC: https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/full/10.5664/jcsm.6434

NEJM Bob Sack review melatonin for jet lag: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMcp0909838?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed

Dr. Sack's study on blind individuals and melatonin: https://grantome.com/grant/NIH/R01-MH056874-01

Study on two groups with insomnia or not, odds to develop depression: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108260/

Resource for online CBTi: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/insomnia/treatment/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-insomnia

CBTI for depression: https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/31/4/489/2454177?login=true

Cannabis and sleep: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31895189/

IRT vs. IRT + CBT vs. Prazosin: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4265653/