Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Sleep Disorders

Sleep disorders are conditions that disrupt the quality, timing, duration, or pattern of sleep, ranging from occasional difficulty falling asleep to chronic disturbances that significantly impair health and daily functioning. They include insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, circadian-rhythm disorders such as delayed …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 39× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-4518 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Sleep disorders are conditions that disrupt the quality, timing, duration, or pattern of sleep, ranging from occasional difficulty falling asleep to chronic disturbances that significantly impair health and daily functioning. They include insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, circadian-rhythm disorders such as delayed sleep phase syndrome, and disturbances linked to behavioral, psychological, or medical conditions. Inadequate or disordered sleep can affect physical and mental health, contributing to fatigue, impaired concentration, mood disturbance, and increased risk of chronic disease. Diagnosis and treatment depend on the underlying cause and may involve behavioral, pharmacological, or device-based approaches, as well as objective and subjective methods of measuring sleep quality. Research in this field spans the physiology and regulation of sleep, including circadian rhythms and the endocannabinoid system, the relationship between sleep and lifestyle factors such as physical activity, diet, and ultra-processed food consumption, and the interplay of psychological and social influences including loneliness and bedtime procrastination. Studies published in this journal also examine narcolepsy with and without cataplexy in pediatric and adult populations, the genetic and cultural determinants of circadian disorders, sleep disturbances in night eating syndrome, and a range of therapeutic interventions for insomnia and impaired sleep quality, including somatosensory stimulation, magnetic therapy, and laser-based treatments, reflecting the breadth of contemporary sleep and sleep-disorder research.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 39 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Sleep Disorders, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Sleep And Sleep Disorder Research (ISSN 2574-4518).

Journal editorial board
Dragos Octavian Palade · Romania Mauro Manconi · Switzerland Karim Sedky · United States

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