Sleep During Alcohol Intake and Withdrawal in the Chronic Alcoholic

Johnson, Laverne C.; Burdick, J. Alan; Smith, Jessi L.

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1970.01740290022004

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“…It is known that although cocaine and alcohol may decrease the time it takes to fall asleep, these substances have a tendency to fragment sleep. Sleep is frequently punctuated with wakes, thus, leading to shorter sleep times and less restful sleep (Johnson, Burdick, & Smith, 1970). A possible explanation for increased sleep time in women who reported heavy substance use is the continued use of substances upon awakening, causing them to fall back to sleep readily, again for a shortened period.…”

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“…For example, substance abuse affects sleep and is also thought to affect a sizeable number of homeless women (Breakey et al, 1989;Gelberg, Linn, & Leake, 1988;Johnson, Burdick, & Smith, 1970;Ropers & Boyer, 1987). Alcohol, tobacco and cocaine use are among the most frequently reported and diagnosed addictions among homeless women.…”

Section: Homeless Women Stress and Lifestylementioning

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A Biobehavioral Framework for Examining Altered Sleep-Wake Patterns in Homeless Women

Davis¹,

Shuler²

2000

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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The interactions among psychosocial and environmental stressors and the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal-ovarian-immune axes may provide a framework for examining altered sleep-wake patterns in women. Based on this biobehavioral framework, homeless women represent a subgroup of the female population who have many lifestyle factors that might make them vulnerable to sleep disturbances. This article presents a study designed to investigate the self-reported sleep patterns and lifestyle factors associated with the sleep of 50 homeless women, 18-44 years of age, residing in the downtown area of Los Angeles. Results indicated that almost half of the women slept six or less hours a day and had a day/night sleep pattern. A majority of the women reported restless sleep. Drinking beer, using cocaine, anxiety, depression, loneliness, and concerns about safety and money were factors significantly related to altered sleep patterns.

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Section: Homeless Women Stress and Lifestylementioning

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A Biobehavioral Framework for Examining Altered Sleep-Wake Patterns in Homeless Women

Davis¹,

Shuler²

2000

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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“…In addition, neurohistological [10], electrophysiological [11] and neuroradiological (pneumoencephalography [ 12], computed tomography (CT) [13,14]) studies have provided some evidence of premature aging in chronic alcoholics. The term 'prem a ture aging' has been used in a way which implies that chronic alcoholism produces changes within the brain that are identical to those observed in elderly nonalcoholics.…”

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Impairment of Smooth Pursuit Eye Movement in Chronic Alcoholics

Kobatake¹,

Yoshii²,

Shinohara³

et al. 1983

Eur Neurol

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Smooth pursuit eye movement was quantitatively evaluated in 99 chronic alcoholics and in 100 nonalcoholic control subjects. In both groups the smooth pursuit was increasingly impaired with advancing age, but in chronic alcoholics the smooth pursuit eye movement was more frequently (42.4%) impaired than in age-matched controls (20.0%, p < 0.005). The characteristic feature of the impairment observed in chronic alcoholics was prominent saccadic movement of the eyes; ataxic pursuit was less common. It is suggested that the impairment of smooth pursuit eye movement in alcoholics is probably attributable to ‘premature aging’ of the cerebral cortex caused by chronic alcohol abuse.

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“…Der Schlaf im Delirium tremens als der ausgeprägtesten klinischen Manifestation des akuten Entzuges ist geprägt durch fragmentierten und oberflächlichen Schlaf [62,48,51]. Sowohl das Nebeneinander von Wachepisoden, Leichtschlaf und REM-Schlaf während des Delirium tremens als auch die Abnahme des REMSchlafs im Anschluss an ein Delirium tremens [68] unterstützen eine frühe Hypothese [119],dass die Halluzinationen wäh-rend des Delirium tremens eine Intrusion von REM-Schlaf in den Wachzustand darstellen könnten.…”

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Die Bedeutung des Schlafs für gesunde Alkoholkonsumenten und alkoholabhängige Patienten

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This article deals with the effects of alcohol on sleep and sleep EEG of healthy individuals and alcohol-dependent patients during different phases of alcohol dependency. Healthy individuals initially experience an improvement in sleep, although a greater quantity of alcohol can lead to problems of sleep maintenance during the second half of the night. Pre-existing sleep deprivation or sleep restriction potentiates the effects of alcohol. Alcohol-dependent patients are found to be more prone to sleep problems than healthy individuals, which can facilitate the development of alcoholism. These patients experience difficulty falling asleep and suffer from a reduced total sleep time during all phases of the disorder, often accompanied by other sleep disorders such as sleep apnea syndrome or periodic leg movements during sleep. Certain predictors for the risk of relapse in abstinent alcoholics have been identified. Neurobiological findings in sleep and alcohol dependency are discussed. The cholinergic-aminergic reciprocal interaction model of REM and non-REM sleep regulation is significant in this context. Therapeutic implications are discussed.

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Sleep During Alcohol Intake and Withdrawal in the Chronic Alcoholic

Cited by 128 publications

References 23 publications

A Biobehavioral Framework for Examining Altered Sleep-Wake Patterns in Homeless Women

A Biobehavioral Framework for Examining Altered Sleep-Wake Patterns in Homeless Women

Impairment of Smooth Pursuit Eye Movement in Chronic Alcoholics

Die Bedeutung des Schlafs für gesunde Alkoholkonsumenten und alkoholabhängige Patienten

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