Please access educational resources in the form of infographics, podcasts, video, or eBook about the science of insomnia and management options for insomnia.
Podcast 1. Conceptualizing Daytime Functioning in Insomnia.
Listen to Dr. Michael Thorpy, a Sleep Medicine Specialist and Professor of Neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discuss daytime impairments associated with insomnia.
Podcast 2. The Use of Antidepressants for the Treatment of Insomnia.
Listen to Dr. David Neubauer, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, discuss the use of antidepressants to treat insomnia.
Podcast 3. Insomnia: Chronic Management of an Often-Chronic Disorder.
Listen to Dr. Alon Avidan, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Sleep Disorders Center at UCLA, discuss the long-term management of patients with chronic insomnia, including current recommendations and guidelines.
Podcast 4. Understanding the Treatment Journey for Patients With Insomnia.
Listen to Dr. David Neubauer, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins, discuss the perspectives of patients as they navigate through the treatment options for insomnia.
Podcast 5. What Does it Mean for an Insomnia Medication to Be Effective?
Listen to Dr. Ashgan Elshinawy, President of Pulmonary & Sleep Disorders of New Jersey, discuss insomnia treatments and considerations when evaluating their effectiveness.
Insomnia and Daytime Functioning
Watch Dr. Chris Lettieri, Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, as he discusses the daytime impacts of insomnia and walks us through the creation, validation, and use of the IDSIQ, the first patient-reported outcome tool created specifically for the daily assessment of daytime function in insomnia.
Insomnia Disease State
Watch a short video about the insomnia disease state, including the mechanism of disease, diagnosis, and burden of chronic insomnia disorder
Wake and Sleep Signaling
Watch a short video about the role of the orexin system in promoting and consolidating wakefulness as well as the changes in orexin levels throughout the day.