Description
In this issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, guest editor Dr. Lourdes Del Rosso brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Sleep Disparities. The disparities in sleep, encompassing variations in sleep patterns, disorders, and access to sleep medicine services, are significant factors that impact overall health and well-being. In this issue, top experts assist in recognizing and mitigating sleep disparities, leading to improved diagnostic and treatment approaches and ultimately enhancing the quality of sleep and overall health outcomes for individuals.- Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the impact of socioeconomic factors on sleep health; industrialization effect on sleep and sleep in preindustrial societies; racial and ethnic disparities in sleep disorders and treatment; transgender issues in sleep patterns and disorders; geographic variations in access to sleep medicine services; and more- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on sleep disparities, offering actionable insights for clinical practice- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
Table of Contents
Sleep Health Disparities and Socioeconomic FactorsGeographic Variation in Access to Sleep Medicine Services Bridging the Gap: Addressing Disparities in Access to Sleep Medicine Services in AfricaIndustrialization Effect on Sleep and Sleep in Preindustrial SocietiesThe Effects of Discrimination on Sleep, Diagnosis of Sleep Disorders, and TreatmentCare of the Transgender PatientSocietal Influences on Diagnosis and Treatment of InsomniaCharacterizing Sleep-Disordered Breathing by Race and Ethnicity: Phenotypes, Risk, and Clinical Implications—Part 1Characterizing Sleep-disordered Breathing by Race and Ethnicity: Phenotypes, Risk, and Clinical Implications: Part 2Bridging the Gaps: Global and Demographic Disparities in Restless Legs Syndrome Assessment and Access to CareUnder-Recognition of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder in Younger PopulationsGender and Psychiatric Disparities in Rapid-Eye-Movement Sleep Behavior DisorderDisparities in Diagnosis of and Management of Narcolepsy and Idiopathic HypersomniaDisparities in Pediatric Sleep-Disordered BreathingDisparities in Non-respiratory Pediatric Sleep DisordersHow Technology Can Increase Access to Sleep Health CareThe Importance of Policy and Regulations to Address Sleep Disparities
