Diagnostic and Clinical Aspects of Sleep and Mental Disorders
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 2206
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sleep; obstructive sleep apnea; insomnia; affective disorders; circadian rhythm
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Interests: sleep; sleep deprivation; insomnia; psychoneuroimmunology; psychiatric disorders
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sleep and mental disorders are among the leading causes of decreased quality of life, with benzodiazepines being the third most frequently prescribed medications. These statistics highlight the ever-present problem of precise diagnosis in this group of disorders, the process is greatly affected by subjective judgment, specific symptoms, or lack of wide accessibility to necessary technical facilities. Another difficulty in the diagnostic process is the bidirectional relationship between sleep and psychiatric disorders, with one often inducing and exacerbating the other. Development of new and innovative technologies, improvement of present diagnostic schemas, investigation of molecular and biochemical parameters and biomarkers, as well as innovation of screening algorithms with the inclusion of clinical symptoms are needed to enhance the specificity and sensitivity of the diagnostic processes of sleep and psychiatric disorders. This would allow for more personalized and effective treatment, which is continuously evolving. Not without significance are the differences in diagnostic criteria, often prepared by many associations for the same diagnosis.
Therefore, this Special Issue aims to provide an in-depth analysis of currently available as well as innovative and newly developed diagnostic and treatment options for sleep and mental disorders. Additionally, we are looking to broaden the knowledge on the management of the discussed disorders involving pharmacological, behavioral, cognitive, or mechanical solutions. Therefore, in this Special Issue, we invite everyone to share original and review papers as well as clinical cases and series on all aspects of sleep and mental disorders diagnosis and management.
Dr. Agata Gabryelska
Dr. Marcin Sochal
Guest Editors
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