The sleep of African Americans: a comparative reviewH Heith Durrence
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc, San Diego, CA 92130, USA
Behav Sleep Med 4:29-44. 2006
..These differences are concentrated in young- and middle-age adults. There are no sleep disorders treatment data for AAs. These data support further research into ethnic differences in both normal and disturbed sleep...
- 'Young old' and 'old old' poor sleepers with and without insomnia complaints
Christina S McCrae
Institute on Aging, University of Florida, McCurty C, Room 502, Gainesville, FL 32611 5911, USA
J Psychosom Res 54:11-9. 2003
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- Changes in depressive symptoms after continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
Melanie K Means
Psychology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
Sleep Breath 7:31-42. 2003
..We introduce a hypothetical model to conceptualize the relationship between OSA and depression...
- Insomnia as a health risk factor
Daniel J Taylor
Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, TN 38152-3230, USA
Behav Sleep Med 1:227-47. 2003
..The main weaknesses were inadequate definition of insomnia and inadequate control for alternative explanations. Despite these limitations, this review suggests that insomnia is a risk factor for poor mental and physical health...
- Socioeconomic status and insomnia
Les A Gellis
Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
J Abnorm Psychol 114:111-8. 2005
..Additionally, individuals with fewer years of education, particularly those who had dropped out of high school, experienced greater subjective impairment because of their insomnia...
- Epidemiology of insomnia, depression, and anxiety
Daniel J Taylor
University of North Texas, Department of Psychology, Denton 76203 1280, USA
Sleep 28:1457-64. 2005
..All analyses controlled for health variables, demographics, organic sleep disorders, and symptoms of organic sleep disorders...
- The influence of age, gender, ethnicity, and insomnia on Epworth sleepiness scores: a normative US population
Stacy D Sanford
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, 348 Gordon Palmer Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
Sleep Med 7:319-26. 2006
..PWI did have slightly elevated scores on the ESS, but this elevation was not necessarily predictive of an insomnia diagnosis. Results support a continuum of sleepiness/alertness among PWI...
- Comorbidity of chronic insomnia with medical problems
Daniel J Taylor
Department of Psychology, The University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
Sleep 30:213-8. 2007
..Determine the comorbidity of insomnia with medical problems...
Self-reported sleep, demographics, health, and daytime functioning in young old and old old community-dwelling seniorsChristina S McCrae
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 0165, USA
Behav Sleep Med 6:106-26. 2008
..Because the importance of specific measures varied by group and sleep variable, research exploring the differential utility of specific measures for young old versus old old appears warranted...
