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This is for my Psychology 101 paper.

I suggest you go to the webmd medical site and read some articles and check the other references there. The second link is a page with many articles on this subject.

Can depression or anxiety be caused by a sleep disorder (specifically Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder) or is the sleep disorder caused by the depression and anxiety? Or can it be either?

It can be either. We don’t always know what comes first-the chicken or the egg, so to speak-what we know is that there is a relationship. Serotonin is produced during sleep, so a disruption in sleep would affect serotonin levels and this could result in depression, particularly if the disruption was long term. Sleep disturbances are a hallmark of depression and could lead to a sleep disorder resulting from chronic insomnia. That’s why good sleep hygiene practices are so important in managing depression and why shift-work can exacerbate mental health issues in many people, especially those who are predisposed.

I am going to a sleep clinic soon because my sleep problems are really affecting my life

I did that too. I have apnea and actually stop breathing they gave me a machine (CPAP) to use with a face mask attached to it.

I have a patient with mild obstructive sleep apnea, who had Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery recently after a Myocadial Infarction, and now he is recovering well 5 days post-op but his sleep apnea has worsened and he can’t get any sleep ever since the surgery.
do you have any suggestion or any management options to offer?
thanks a lot !

Cardiac asthma suspected.

Do you know of any "paid" clinical trials for Anxiety, Panic attacks, or Sleep Disorders in Lancaster PA ?
I am only looking for Paid clinical trials.
Please, we have no income, and 5 kids.

I know the Penn State Hershey Med Center occasionally has paid clinical trials for those things. Maybe you can look on their website or call. It shouldn’t be too bad of a drive depending on where live in Lancaster.

I stay away as much as 7nights without any sleep, then I want to sleep a couple od days and nights. How can I control this?

passiflorra incarnetta –mother tincture or extract 10 drops night
coffea cruda-30
will induce sleep and restore normalcy without any side effect
kali phos- 6x bio salts helps
do not drink too much coffee that prevent sleep
with above medicines no coffee cas it antidots

the amt of the neurotransmitter SEROTONIN in the brain effects ( may cause) depression; it is also involved in regulating sleep.

Would it be like neurologist, psychiatrist, or psychologist? Or something else…

It could be any of these. The person with the sleep-disorder might be referred to another if the clinician thinks the problem is outside his/her own area of study.

Absolutely, here are a couple:

Central Florida Sleep Centers
1121 N Central Ave
Kissimmee, FL 34741-4405
(407) 483-7667

Comprehensive Sleep Disorder Center
851 Douglas Ave
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714-2055
(407) 834-1023

Good luck!

For my research for school.

www.webmd.com