- Dedication
- Contributors
- 1 Sleep Medicine and Psychiatry
- 2 Sleep Architecture and Physiology
- 3 Neurobiology of Sleep and Wakefulness
- 4 Circadian Rhythms
- 5 Sleep and Cognition
- 6 Office-Based Evaluation of Sleep Disordered Patients
- 7 Clinical Applications of Technical Procedures in Sleep Medicine
- 8 Insomnia Disorder—Pathophysiology
- 9 Pharmacological Management of Insomnia
- 10 Insomnia—Behavioral Treatments
- 11 Hypersomnolence Disorders
- 12 Parasomnias
- 13 Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
- 14 Sleep-Related Movement Disorders
- 15 Breathing-Related Sleep Disorders
- 16 Pediatric Sleep–Wake Disorders
- 17 Depressive Disorders
- 18 Bipolar and Related Disorders
- 19 Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders
- 20 Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
- 21 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
- 22 Substance Use Disorders
- 23 Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- 24 Delirium
- 25 Neurocognitive Disorders
- 26 Neurological Disorders
- 27 Pain Disorders
- 28 Psychotropic Medications and Sleep
- 29 Forensic Sleep Medicine
- 30 Eating Disorders
- 31 Future of Sleep Medicine and Psychiatry
- Index
(p. 41) Circadian Rhythms
- Chapter:
- (p. 41) Circadian Rhythms
- Author(s):
Daniel S. Joyce
, and Jamie M. Zeitzer
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780190929671.003.0004
Circadian rhythms are endogenous, near 24-hour oscillations that underlie nearly all facets of our health and behavior. The daily cycle of sleep and wake is the most conspicuous circadian-influenced behavior in humans. This chapter introduces the circadian rhythms in humans that give rise to our daily cycling of sleep and alertness, including their fundamental features and loci of origin. The interplay between circadian rhythms and sleep is discussed, including physiological and behavioral methods for the measurement of circadian rhythms. Finally, typical and atypical features of circadian rhythms in relation to health and aging are considered with particular reference to the impact of modern societal pressures.
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- Dedication
- Contributors
- 1 Sleep Medicine and Psychiatry
- 2 Sleep Architecture and Physiology
- 3 Neurobiology of Sleep and Wakefulness
- 4 Circadian Rhythms
- 5 Sleep and Cognition
- 6 Office-Based Evaluation of Sleep Disordered Patients
- 7 Clinical Applications of Technical Procedures in Sleep Medicine
- 8 Insomnia Disorder—Pathophysiology
- 9 Pharmacological Management of Insomnia
- 10 Insomnia—Behavioral Treatments
- 11 Hypersomnolence Disorders
- 12 Parasomnias
- 13 Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
- 14 Sleep-Related Movement Disorders
- 15 Breathing-Related Sleep Disorders
- 16 Pediatric Sleep–Wake Disorders
- 17 Depressive Disorders
- 18 Bipolar and Related Disorders
- 19 Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders
- 20 Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
- 21 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
- 22 Substance Use Disorders
- 23 Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- 24 Delirium
- 25 Neurocognitive Disorders
- 26 Neurological Disorders
- 27 Pain Disorders
- 28 Psychotropic Medications and Sleep
- 29 Forensic Sleep Medicine
- 30 Eating Disorders
- 31 Future of Sleep Medicine and Psychiatry
- Index