What is the branch of neurology involving sleep disorders/patterns called?
I need to know, as I am interested in this. also, does anyone know if I would have to become a neurologist first?
The field is called "sleep medicine", just like one of it’s principle professional journals, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
http://www.aasmnet.org/jcsm/
Sleep disorders as a group are either called dyssomnias (includes insomnia) and related parasomnias.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_disorder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysomnia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasomnia
These are usually treated by pulmonary (respiratory) physicians, not neurologists.
See more at the American Acadamy of Sleep Medicine site:
http://www.aasmnet.org
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This is under Psychology.
You need to proceed to medicine if you want to proceed on this endeavor.
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The field is called "sleep medicine", just like one of it’s principle professional journals, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
http://www.aasmnet.org/jcsm/
Sleep disorders as a group are either called dyssomnias (includes insomnia) and related parasomnias.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_disorder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysomnia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasomnia
These are usually treated by pulmonary (respiratory) physicians, not neurologists.
See more at the American Acadamy of Sleep Medicine site:
http://www.aasmnet.org
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You will find some disorders under psychiatry, e.g. depression, mania….
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