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Insomnia, sleep apnoea, circadian rhythm, sleep hygiene.
12 posts in this body system.
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Sleep wearables — clinical interpretation framework
Consumer sleep wearables: what to trust — the AU clinical framework
What consumer sleep wearables can and cannot tell you — which metrics to trust, orthosomnia risk, and the AU GP clinical framework for wearable data.
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Seasonal affective disorder and circadian rhythm disorders
Morning bright-light therapy: timing, dose, and clinical use in general practice
Morning bright light for SAD, non-seasonal depression, delayed sleep phase, and circadian health — AU general practice dosing and device guide.
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Insomnia, anxiety, and stress — non-pharmacological recovery
NSDR and yoga nidra: a 10–30 minute daily recovery protocol
Non-sleep deep rest and yoga nidra as adjuncts for insomnia, anxiety, and recovery — AU general practice guide to prescribing, dosing, and safe use.
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Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorder and insomnia
Evening dim-light and blue-block protocol: GP guide
Prescribing evening dim-light and amber-lens protocols for insomnia, DSPD, adolescent sleep, and bipolar relapse prevention in Australian general practice.
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Chronotype mismatch and social jetlag
Chronotype and social jetlag: aligning your sleep schedule to your body clock
Why your sleep window is biologically set, how mismatch harms health, and the MEQ-based protocol GPs use to realign schedule and circadian biology.
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Caffeine use — dosing, tolerance and cycling protocol
Caffeine cycling protocol — dosing, tolerance and sleep
How GPs advise patients on safe caffeine dosing, tolerance cycling, sleep cut-off timing, pharmacogenomic variation, and pregnancy limits in general practice.
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Chronic insomnia disorder
Sleep restriction therapy: the behavioural fix for chronic insomnia
Sleep restriction therapy (SRT) is the most effective single ingredient of CBT-I. Here is how it works, how to do it, and when to stop.
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Obstructive sleep apnoea — CPAP optimisation
CPAP not working? An AU guide to optimising sleep apnoea treatment
Practical troubleshooting for CPAP non-adherence — mask hierarchy, pressure settings, the SAVE trial, and the AU access pathway for obstructive sleep apnoea.
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Narcolepsy and hypersomnolence disorders
Narcolepsy and hypersomnolence — diagnosis and management in AU general practice
Narcolepsy types 1 and 2 and idiopathic hypersomnia — how GPs recognise, investigate, and co-manage these chronic sleep-wake disorders in Australia.
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Shift work disorder
Shift work disorder: managing sleep and health when you work nights
How shift work disrupts your body clock, the health risks involved, and what strategies actually help — the Australian general practice approach.
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Restless legs syndrome (Willis-Ekbom disease)
Restless legs syndrome: iron, gabapentinoids, and avoiding augmentation
Restless legs syndrome — the 2024 shift to gabapentinoids as first-line, iron repletion targets, recognising augmentation, and medications to avoid.
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Chronic insomnia
Insomnia: CBT-I first, medication last — the AU general practice approach
Insomnia — why CBT-I is first-line, when medication is reasonable, what doesn't work, and the AU general practice pathway.