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Sleep-wake schedule disorder, delayed phase type

MedGen UID:
97962
•Concept ID:
C0393770
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Circadian rhythm sleep disorder, delayed sleep phase type
SNOMED CT: Delayed sleep phase syndrome (80623000); Sleep-wake schedule disorder, delayed phase type (80623000); Circadian rhythm sleep disorder, delayed sleep phase type (80623000); Circadian rhythm sleep disorder, delayed sleep phase (80623000); Delayed sleep-wake phase disorder (80623000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0024377

Definition

A subtype of circadian rhythm sleep disorder in which the individual exhibits a persistent pattern of late sleep onset and late awakening, which results from an endogenous sleep-wake cycle that is delayed relative to the societal norm. [from NCI]

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  • Sleep-wake schedule disorder, delayed phase type

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders with light.
Gooley JJ
Ann Acad Med Singap 2008 Aug;37(8):669-76. PMID: 18797560
Practice parameters for the clinical evaluation and treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders. An American Academy of Sleep Medicine report.
Morgenthaler TI, Lee-Chiong T, Alessi C, Friedman L, Aurora RN, Boehlecke B, Brown T, Chesson AL Jr, Kapur V, Maganti R, Owens J, Pancer J, Swick TJ, Zak R; Standards of Practice Committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Sleep 2007 Nov;30(11):1445-59. doi: 10.1093/sleep/30.11.1445. PMID: 18041479Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

In vivo molecular chronotyping, circadian misalignment, and high rates of depression in young adults.
Nguyen C, Murray G, Anderson S, Filipowicz A, Ingram KK
J Affect Disord 2019 May 1;250:425-431. Epub 2019 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.03.050. PMID: 30878655
Circadian sleep-wake disorders and professional driving.
Spaggiari MC
G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2012 Jul-Sep;34(3 Suppl):329-32. PMID: 23405654
Systematic evaluation of Axis-I DSM diagnoses in delayed sleep phase disorder and evening-type circadian preference.
Reid KJ, Jaksa AA, Eisengart JB, Baron KG, Lu B, Kane P, Kang J, Zee PC
Sleep Med 2012 Oct;13(9):1171-7. Epub 2012 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2012.06.024. PMID: 22910327Free PMC Article
The use of chronobiotics in the resynchronization of the sleep/wake cycle. Therapeutical application in the early phases of Alzheimer's disease.
Cardinali DP, Furio AM, Brusco LI
Recent Pat Endocr Metab Immune Drug Discov 2011 May;5(2):80-90. doi: 10.2174/187221411799015354. PMID: 22074583
Practice parameters for the clinical evaluation and treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders. An American Academy of Sleep Medicine report.
Morgenthaler TI, Lee-Chiong T, Alessi C, Friedman L, Aurora RN, Boehlecke B, Brown T, Chesson AL Jr, Kapur V, Maganti R, Owens J, Pancer J, Swick TJ, Zak R; Standards of Practice Committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Sleep 2007 Nov;30(11):1445-59. doi: 10.1093/sleep/30.11.1445. PMID: 18041479Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

The actigraphic documentation of circadian sleep-wake rhythm dysregulation in myotonic dystrophy type 1.
Liguori C, Spanetta M, Fernandes M, Placidi F, Massa R, Romigi A, Izzi F, Mauro L, Greco G, Frezza E, Cattaneo F, Rubino A, Agostoni EC, Nobili L, Mercuri NB, Sansone VA, Proserpio P
Sleep Med 2021 Dec;88:134-139. Epub 2021 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.10.003. PMID: 34749272
Validation of the 6-item Evening Chronotype Scale (ECS): a modified version of Composite Scale Morningness.
Kim S, Lee HJ
Chronobiol Int 2021 Nov;38(11):1640-1649. Epub 2021 Aug 19 doi: 10.1080/07420528.2021.1938596. PMID: 34412524
Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders.
Abbott SM, Reid KJ, Zee PC
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2015 Dec;38(4):805-23. Epub 2015 Sep 1 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2015.07.012. PMID: 26600110
A clinical approach to circadian rhythm sleep disorders.
Barion A, Zee PC
Sleep Med 2007 Sep;8(6):566-77. Epub 2007 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2006.11.017. PMID: 17395535Free PMC Article
Melatonin in mood disorders.
Srinivasan V, Smits M, Spence W, Lowe AD, Kayumov L, Pandi-Perumal SR, Parry B, Cardinali DP
World J Biol Psychiatry 2006;7(3):138-51. doi: 10.1080/15622970600571822. PMID: 16861139

Therapy

Evening use of light-emitting eReaders negatively affects sleep, circadian timing, and next-morning alertness.
Chang AM, Aeschbach D, Duffy JF, Czeisler CA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015 Jan 27;112(4):1232-7. Epub 2014 Dec 22 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1418490112. PMID: 25535358Free PMC Article
Circadian misalignment in mood disturbances.
Lewy AJ
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2009 Dec;11(6):459-65. doi: 10.1007/s11920-009-0070-5. PMID: 19909668
A clinical approach to circadian rhythm sleep disorders.
Barion A, Zee PC
Sleep Med 2007 Sep;8(6):566-77. Epub 2007 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2006.11.017. PMID: 17395535Free PMC Article
Melatonin in mood disorders.
Srinivasan V, Smits M, Spence W, Lowe AD, Kayumov L, Pandi-Perumal SR, Parry B, Cardinali DP
World J Biol Psychiatry 2006;7(3):138-51. doi: 10.1080/15622970600571822. PMID: 16861139
The use of chronobiotics in the resynchronization of the sleep-wake cycle.
Cardinali DP, Furio AM, Reyes MP, Brusco LI
Cancer Causes Control 2006 May;17(4):601-9. doi: 10.1007/s10552-005-9009-2. PMID: 16596316

Prognosis

Demographic, psychological, chronobiological, and work-related predictors of sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy.
Salfi F, Lauriola M, D'Atri A, Amicucci G, Viselli L, Tempesta D, Ferrara M
Sci Rep 2021 Jun 1;11(1):11416. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90993-y. PMID: 34075173Free PMC Article
In vivo molecular chronotyping, circadian misalignment, and high rates of depression in young adults.
Nguyen C, Murray G, Anderson S, Filipowicz A, Ingram KK
J Affect Disord 2019 May 1;250:425-431. Epub 2019 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.03.050. PMID: 30878655
The pupillary light reflex distinguishes between circadian and non-circadian delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD) phenotypes in young adults.
McGlashan EM, Burns AC, Murray JM, Sletten TL, Magee M, Rajaratnam SMW, Cain SW
PLoS One 2018;13(9):e0204621. Epub 2018 Sep 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204621. PMID: 30261080Free PMC Article
Critical phase shifts slow down circadian clock recovery: implications for jet lag.
Leloup JC, Goldbeter A
J Theor Biol 2013 Sep 21;333:47-57. Epub 2013 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2013.04.039. PMID: 23669506
Chronotype and diurnal patterns of positive affect and affective neural circuitry in primary insomnia.
Hasler BP, Germain A, Nofzinger EA, Kupfer DJ, Krafty RT, Rothenberger SD, James JA, Bi W, Buysse DJ
J Sleep Res 2012 Oct;21(5):515-26. Epub 2012 Feb 27 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2012.01002.x. PMID: 22369504Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Demographic, psychological, chronobiological, and work-related predictors of sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy.
Salfi F, Lauriola M, D'Atri A, Amicucci G, Viselli L, Tempesta D, Ferrara M
Sci Rep 2021 Jun 1;11(1):11416. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90993-y. PMID: 34075173Free PMC Article
Prevalence and associated factors of circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders and insomnia among visually impaired Japanese individuals.
Tamura N, Sasai-Sakuma T, Morita Y, Okawa M, Inoue S, Inoue Y
BMC Public Health 2021 Jan 6;21(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09993-8. PMID: 33407286Free PMC Article
In vivo molecular chronotyping, circadian misalignment, and high rates of depression in young adults.
Nguyen C, Murray G, Anderson S, Filipowicz A, Ingram KK
J Affect Disord 2019 May 1;250:425-431. Epub 2019 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.03.050. PMID: 30878655
Chronotype and circadian rhythm in bipolar disorder: A systematic review.
Melo MCA, Abreu RLC, Linhares Neto VB, de Bruin PFC, de Bruin VMS
Sleep Med Rev 2017 Aug;34:46-58. Epub 2016 Jul 1 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.06.007. PMID: 27524206
Systematic evaluation of Axis-I DSM diagnoses in delayed sleep phase disorder and evening-type circadian preference.
Reid KJ, Jaksa AA, Eisengart JB, Baron KG, Lu B, Kane P, Kang J, Zee PC
Sleep Med 2012 Oct;13(9):1171-7. Epub 2012 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2012.06.024. PMID: 22910327Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Chronotype and circadian rhythm in bipolar disorder: A systematic review.
Melo MCA, Abreu RLC, Linhares Neto VB, de Bruin PFC, de Bruin VMS
Sleep Med Rev 2017 Aug;34:46-58. Epub 2016 Jul 1 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.06.007. PMID: 27524206

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