Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder: What we know and the Challenges
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As part of the visit to the Shenzhen People’s Hospital Sleep Medicine Center, invited by Dr Cheng Hanrong, I gave a talk on delayed sleep-wake phase disorder (DSWPD).
I covered its diagnostic criteria, assessment methods, and prevalence in adolescents, including our latest data from Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. I also discussed the overlap between DSWPD and insomnia, from sleep and circadian characteristics to cognitive and behavioural factors, and the challenges this creates for diagnosis and management. Much of the discussion afterwards turned to where the two groups might collaborate.
