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| RESOURCES
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ACCREDITED
SLEEP DISORDERS CENTERS.If you feel that you have a sleep disorder and wish a complete evaluation of your sleep, the team of specialists at an accredited sleep disorders center will provide the full range of services you need. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine accredits sleep disorders centers meeting detailed and rigorous standards. Accredited centers must submit applications and undergo a site visit. The standards for accreditation require that the center provide a range of tests and treatments for insomnia sleep disorders to meet the needs of the community it serves. Accredited centers must have qualified medical personnel on staff to treat insomnia sleep disorders or have an arrangement with an appropriate associated practitioner to provide these services.
DIPLOMATES
OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF SLEEP MEDICINE.
Accredited sleep disorders center must have a diplomate
of the American Board of Sleep Medicine on staff. Larger
sleep centers may have more than one diplomate. The
diplomats must meet certain educational requirements
and pass a test of their knowledge of sleep disorders
medicine. A significant portion of the training and
test focuses on recognizing and treating insomnia sleep
disorders.
BEHAVIORAL
SLEEP MEDICINE CERTIFICATION.The Behavioral Sleep Medicine Committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine awards certification to sleep specialists with special qualifications in the behavioral treatment of sleep disorders. Training, experience and an examination are required for certification. Practitioners with certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine are expert in the prevention, assessment and treatment of sleep disorders and associated behavioral and emotional problems using established principles of behavior change.
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| RESEARCH AND STUDIES |
The National Institutes of Health and related organizations maintain a searchable database for federally-funded biomedical research projects throughout the country. The database may include information on clinical trials in insomnia and other insomnia research in which AIA members would be interested.
To access the database, please visit http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/.
The AIA is not responsible for the information presented on the CRISP Web site.
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| READINGS
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Further
Reading on Insomnia
- No More Sleepless Nights, Revised Edition, by Peter Hauri PhD, and Shirley Linde PhD (John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1996)
- Say Goodnight to Insomnia, by G. D. Jacobs and H. Benson (Owl Books, 1999)
More
Advanced Reading
- Insomnia Psychological Assessment and Management, by Charles M. Morin PhD (Guilford Press, New York, 1993)
- The Promise of Sleep, by W. C. Dement and C. Vaughn (Delacorte Press, 1999)
- Treatment of Late-Life Insomnia, by Kenneth L. Lichstein and Charles M. Morin (Eds.). (Sage Publishers, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2000).
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