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References for "Sleep and mental health"

JUL 2009

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Agargun MY, et al. "Sleep Disturbances and Suicidal Behavior in Patients with Major Depression," Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (June 1997): Vol. 58, No. 6, pp. 249–51. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=9228889

Becker PM. "Insomnia: Prevalence, Impact, Pathogenesis, Differential Diagnosis, and Evaluation," Psychiatric Clinics of North America (Dec. 2006): Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 855–70. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17118272

Breslau N, et al. "Sleep Disturbance and Psychiatric Disorders: A Longitudinal Epidemiological Study of Young Adults," Biological Psychiatry (March 15, 1996): Vol. 39, No. 6, pp. 411–18. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=8679786

Buysse DJ. "Chronic Insomnia," American Journal of Psychiatry (June 2008): Vol. 165, No. 6, pp. 678–86. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18519533

Cho HJ, et al. "Sleep Disturbance and Depression Recurrence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Prospective Study," American Journal of Psychiatry (Dec. 2008): Vol. 165, No. 12, pp. 1543–50. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18765482

Epstein L, ed., Improving Sleep, Harvard Medical School Special Health Report, 2008.

Forbes EE, et al. "Objective Sleep in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders and Major Depressive Disorder," Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Feb. 2008): Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 148–55. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18176336

Germain A, et al. "Sleep-Specific Mechanisms Underlying Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Integrative Review and Neurobiological Hypotheses," Sleep Medicine Reviews (June 2008): Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 185–95. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17997114

Gregory AM, et al. "The Direction of Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Problems and Depression Symptoms: A Study of Twins Aged 8 and 10 Years," Sleep (Feb. 1, 2009): Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 189–99. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=19238806

Harvey AG. "Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Bipolar Disorder: Seeking Synchrony, Harmony, and Regulation," American Journal of Psychiatry (July 2008): Vol. 165, No. 7, pp. 820–29. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18519522

Johnson EO, et al. "The Association of Insomnia with Anxiety Disorders and Depression: Exploration of the Direction of Risk," Journal of Psychiatric Research (Dec. 2006): Vol. 40, No. 8, pp. 700–08. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=16978649

Krystal AD. "Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders: Future Directions," Psychiatric Clinics of North America (Dec. 2006): Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 1115–30. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17118285

Mellman TA. "Sleep and Anxiety Disorders," Psychiatric Clinics of North America (Dec. 2006): Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 1047–58. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17118281

Meltzer LJ, et al. "Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents," Psychiatric Clinics of North America (Dec. 2006): Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 1059–76. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17118282

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. “Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep,” fact sheet updated May 21, 2007.

Pace-Schott EF, et al. "Sleep Promotes Generalization of Extinction of Conditioned Fear," Sleep (Jan. 1, 2009): Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 19–26. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=19189775

Peterson MJ, et al. "Sleep in Mood Disorders," Psychiatric Clinics of North America (Dec. 2006): Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 1009–32. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17118279

Pigeon WR, et al. "Is Insomnia a Perpetuating Factor for Late-Life Depression in the IMPACT Cohort?" Sleep (April 1, 2008): Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 481–88. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18457235

Plante DT, et al. "Sleep Disturbance in Bipolar Disorder: Therapeutic Implications," American Journal of Psychiatry (July 2008): Vol. 165, No. 7, pp. 830–43. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18483132

Sung V, et al. "Sleep Problems in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Prevalence and the Effect on the Child and Family," Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (April 2008): Vol. 162, No. 4, pp. 336–42. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18391142

Turvey CL, et al. "Risk Factors for Late-Life Suicide: A Prospective, Community-Based Study," American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (July–Aug. 2002): Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 398–406. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=12095899

Walker MP. "Sleep-Dependent Memory Processing," Harvard Review of Psychiatry (Sept.–Oct. 2008): Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 287–98. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18803104

Walker MP. "The Role of Sleep in Cognition and Emotion," Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (March 2009): Vol. 1156, pp. 168–97. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=19338508