Naps and Drugs To Combat Fatigue and Sleepiness
Authors: Christian Guilleminault, Kannan Ramar
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2006)

Editorials6 June 2006Naps and Drugs To Combat Fatigue and SleepinessChristian Guilleminault, MD, BiolD and Kannan Ramar, MDChristian Guilleminault, MD, BiolDFrom Stanford University Sleep Medicine Program, Stanford, CA 94305. and Kannan Ramar, MDFrom Stanford University Sleep Medicine Program, Stanford, CA 94305.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-144-11-200606060-00012 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The United States is progressing toward a 24-hour society as it grows dependent on shift work to meet the demands for increased productivity in the global economy. Consequently, sleep deprivation is a growing problem in the workplace. Sleepiness in shift and night work is as severe a problem as that of insomnia and is said to affect 75% of shift and night workers (1). 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[PMID: 16145030] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Stanford University Sleep Medicine Program, Stanford, CA 94305.Disclosures: None disclosed.Corresponding Author: Christian Guilleminault, MD, BiolD, Stanford University Sleep Disorders Clinic, 401 Obarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305.Current Author Addresses: Drs. Guilleminault and Ramar: Stanford University Sleep Disorders Clinic, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Effects of Coffee and Napping on Nighttime Highway Driving Pierre Philip , Jacques Taillard , Nicholas Moore , Sandrine Delord , Cédric Valtat , Patricia Sagaspe , and Bernard Bioulac The Effects of On-Duty Napping on Intern Sleep Time and Fatigue Vineet Arora , Carrie Dunphy , Vivian Y. Chang , Fawaz Ahmad , Holly J. 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