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Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD), more often known as delayed sleep phase syndrome and also as delayed sleep–wake phase disorder, is the delaying of a person's circadian rhythm (biological clock) compared to those of social norms. The disorder affects the timing of biological rhythms including sleep, peak period of alertness, core body temperature…
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| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Causes | Genetics, traumatic brain injury (secondary) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Complications | Severe cases can be disabling from a social and occupational perspective. DSPD can aggravate other medical issues that often worsen from sleep issues or stress, such as psychiat… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Diagnostic method | Debated, a consistent inability to change the late sleep cycle for a certain period of time needs to be demonstrated during a clinical interview and or a sleep diary, polysomnog… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Differential diagnosis | Other parasomnias, symptoms that are part of much greater psychiatric/neurological issues | 1.00 | infobox |
| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Duration | Usually chronic if symptoms occur/persist past adolescence | 1.00 | infobox |
| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Frequency | Exact estimates are unreliable due to varying definitions of DSPD, though it is generally accepted that it is more common in adolescents. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Medication | Melatonin, ramelteon, aripiprazole (in low doses), agomelatine, modafinil (for eugeroic effects) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Other names | Delayed sleep–wake phase disorder, delayed sleep phase syndrome, delayed sleep phase type, social jet lag | 1.00 | infobox |
| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Prevention | Secondary causes from brain injuries can be mitigated by PPE | 1.00 | infobox |
| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Prognosis | Milder cases (those with earlier sleeping times) have a higher rate of remission and a longer time until relapses start after treatment is discontinued. Prognosis is generally p… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Risk factors | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, long COVID, traumatic brain injury (secondary) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Specialty | Sleep medicine, neurology, psychiatry | 1.00 | infobox |
| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Symptoms | Delayed sleeping times (usually after midnight), resistant to conscious attempts to change, potential occasional bouts of insomnia, extreme jet lag-like effects | 1.00 | infobox |
| Delayed sleep phase disorder | Treatment | Light therapy, darkness therapy, moving important tasks to earlier times, gradually shifting to earlier bedtime and waking times, medication for augmentation or monotherapy | 1.00 | infobox |
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