Resolving delayed sleep-wake phase disorder with a pandemic: two case reports

• Main Authors: Cai, A. (Author), Czeisler, C.A (Author), Epstein, L.J (Author), Klerman, E.B (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: NLM (Medline) 2022
• Subjects: case report; circadian; circadian rhythm; Circadian Rhythm; circadian rhythm sleep disorder; communicable disease control; Communicable Disease Control; COVID-19; delayed sleep-wake phase; human; Humans; pandemic; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2; sleep; Sleep; sleep diary; Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm; sleep quality; Sleep Quality
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• Physical Description: 4
• ISBN: 15509397 (ISSN)
• DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9526

Two patients with delayed sleep-wake phase disorder (DSWPD) demonstrated improvement in sleep quality and duration, reduction in symptoms, and elimination of the need for hypnotic or stimulant medications after changing their sleep schedules in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown work schedule changes. These cases highlight the impact of work schedules on patient health and raise questions about approaches to workplace schedule requirements postpandemic. CITATION: Epstein LJ, Cai A, Klerman EB, Czeisler CA. Resolving delayed sleep-wake phase disorder with a pandemic: two case reports. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022;18(1):315-318. © 2022 American Academy of Sleep Medicine.