Fatigue & insomnia

Insomnia in women — References & further reading

1 Wikipedia. 2009. Circadian rhythm. URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circadian_rhythm (accessed 05.14.2009).

2 Cromie, W. 1999. Human biological clock set back an hour. Harvard University Gazette. URL: http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1999/07.15/bioclock24.html (accessed 12.20.2006).

3 Morin, C., et al. 2009. The natural history of insomnia: A population–based 3-year longitudinal study. Arch. Int. Med., 169 (5), 447–453. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19273774 (accessed 05.15.2009).

4 Ancoli–Israel, S. 2006. The impact and prevalence of chronic insomnia and other sleep disturbances associated with chronic illness. Am. J. Managed Care, 12 (8), S221–S229. URL: http://www.ajmc.com/supplement/managed-care/2006/2006-05-vol12-n8Suppl/May06-2308pS221-S229 (accessed 05.15.2009).

5 Mayo Clinic. 2006. Insomnia: Causes. URL: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/insomnia/DS00187/DSECTION=3 (accessed 12.28.2006).

6 Cagnacci, A., et al. 2000. Different circulatory response to melatonin in postmenopausal women without and with hormone replacement therapy. J. Pineal Res., 29 (3), 152–158. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11034112 (accessed 05.15.2009).

  Okatani, Y., et al. 2000. Changes in nocturnal melatonin secretion in perimenopausal women: Correlation with endogenous estrogen concentrations. J. Pineal Res., 28 (2), 111–188. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10709973 (accessed 05.15.2009).

7 Datta, S., & MacLean, R. 2007. Neurobiological mechanisms for the regulation of mammalian sleep–wake behavior: Reinterpretation of historical evidence and inclusion of contemporary cellular and molecular evidence. Neurosci. Biobehav. Ref., 31 (5), 775–824. URL: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17445891 (accessed 05.15.2009).

8 Spiegel, K., et al. 2005. Sleep loss: A novel risk factor for insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes. J. Appl. Physiol., 99 (5), 2008-2019. URL: http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/99/5/2008 (accessed 05.15.2009).

  Vorona, R., et al. 2005. Overweight and obese patients in a primary care population report less sleep than patients with a normal body mass index. Arch. Intern. Med., 165 (1), 25–30. URL: http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/165/1/25 (accessed 05.15.2009).


References regarding use of sleep aids

a Saul, S. 2006. Record sales of sleeping pills are causing worries. New York Times. URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/07/business/07sleep.html (accessed 12.28.2006).

b Szabo, L. 2006. Insomnia drugs: A wake-up call? USA Today. URL: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-04-23-insomnia-drugs_x.htm (accessed 12.28.2006).

c Morgenthaler, T., et al. 2006. Practice parameters for the psychological and behavioral treatment of insomnia: An update. An American Academy of Sleep Medicine report. Sleep, 29 (11), 1415–1419. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17162987 (accessed 05.15.2009).


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Original Publication Date: 01/02/2007
Last Modified: 02/16/2010
Principal Author: Marcella Sweet

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