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Insomnia, sleep apnoea, circadian rhythm, sleep hygiene.
4 posts in this body system.
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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.