Dr. Michael Grandner

Have you seen all the posts from the past couple of months? We spend each day talking about one of the chapters in the new edition of the SLEEP AND HEALTH textbook. Thanks for coming along with me on this flip-through of this (heavy) volume. And thanks to all of the many authors who contributed to this amazing book! sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 49 in SLEEP AND HEALTH ends the new edition of the textbook on an important note that was sorely missing from the previous edition. This new chapter, by Julie Flygare, is focused on "The Rise of Patient Advocacy in teh Sleep Field." The last word in this texbook is given to the voice of the patients. After all, this is why we do what we do. It is important to remember that the patient's voice is an important part of the conversation and can not only help researchers be better researchers and help clinicians be better clinicians, but patient voices can drive the field forward in terms of advocacy, policy, and outreach. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 48 in SLEEP AND HEALTH is an update on the chapter on "SleepHealth as an Issue of Public Safety." By Alexander Wolkow, Laura Barger, and Matt Weaver, this chapter outlines how sleep health is not just an issue of public health but also an issue of public safety. Not only is poor sleep a major factor in car crashes, but many of the safety-sensitive industries we depend on are often chronically set up for worse sleep. And this can have disastrous consequences! Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 47 in the new edition of SLEEP AND HEALTH is another new one for this edition. One of the most requested additions since the last publication was a chapter on "Sleep Health in the Primary Care Setting." And this chapter, by Ivan Vargas, Jamie Walker, Mara Egeler, Abigail Vance, Julia Boyle, and Lexi Muench delivers! It addresses this important front line in our ability to identify, diagnose, and treat sleep problems. It also charts a course for future work in this area. For more info: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 46 in SLEEP AND HEALTH is another new one for this edition. Written by Ruth Brombach and Jessee Dietch, this chapter focuses on "Digital and Telehealth Sleep Health Interventions." This chapter lays out what we know about the spectrum of interventions for sleep that include everything from delivering sleep therapies over telehealth platforms to fully-automated apps to improve sleep health. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 45 in SLEEP AND HEALTH is another new one for this edition. Along with colleague Amy Athey, I summarized some of our work on "Sleep and Athletes" to describe how sleep health is critical for athletic performance, how not addressing sleep anc ricadian health problems can lead to worse outcomes, and also how to design and implement sleep health promotion programs. We hope that readers will think beyond just athletics when they read this chapter, seeing links with many areas of functioning and getting some good ideas for building sleep and circadian health promotion programs outside of athletics as well. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 44 in SLEEP AND HEALTH is another new chapter, and perhaps one of its most important. Are untreated sleep disorders expensive for us as a society? Is there an economic argument to be made for addressing them? This chapter answers this question and is focused on "Value-Based Sleep and Health: Health Economic Aspects of Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea." Written by Emerson Wickwire -- the leader in this space -- this chapter outklines the financial argument for making sleep disorders treatment a priority. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 43 in SLEEP AND HEALTH continues the discussion of public policy potential of sleep health by addressing the issue of "Identifying and Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Commercial Vehicle Operators: A Summary of Guidance for Clinicians." Led by one of the leading experts in this area, Indira Gurubhagavatula, with Aesha Jobanputra and Miranda Tan, this chapter lays out not only why commercial drivers on the roads may be at increased risk for sleep apnea, but why screening and treatment is critical, even if they are generally much safer drivers than the typical person behind the wheel. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 42 in SLEEP AND HEALTH is focused on "Sleep and health Equity." This chapter was put together by some of the leading voices in this area, including Judite Blanc, Jao Nunes, Natasha Williams, Rebecca Robbins, Azizi Seixas, and senior author Girardin Jean-Louis. It takes a societal and cultural lens to address the issue of sleep health equity and how sleep health is a universal experience as a biological need, yet we exist in a society that often leads certain populations to achieve less healthy sleep. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 41 in SLEEP AND HEALTH is an update on "Sleep and Health in the Workplace." Written by Soomi Lee, Chandra Jackson, Claire Smith, Rebecca Robbins, and Orfeu Buxton, this chapter outlines many of the connections between workplace health and sleep health, especially focusing on factors where workplace programs could improve not just sleep and circadian health but also a wide range of health and mental health outcomes. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 40 in SLEEP AND HEALTH is an update on "Delayed School Start Times and Adolescent Health." Written by Aaron Berger, Rachel Widome, and Wendy Troxel, this chapter focuses on a very specific but important issue at the intersection of sleep and circadian health, adolescent health and mental health, and public policy. It explains onme of the most feasible and impactful policy targets for sleep health and the data to support it. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 39 in SLEEP AND HEALTH is focused on "Sleep and mental Health in Children and Adolescents." Led by Michelle Short, Kate Bartel and Mary Carskadon, this chapter outlines how sleep and circadian health play important roles in pediatric mental health concerns. This is especially important as mental health issues in these populations are increasingly causing significant consequences for society. And sleep may be an important way to help! Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 38 in SLEEP AND HEALTH was led by Teresa Arora and addresses the often overlooked problem of "Sleep, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic Disease In Children and Adolescents." Younger people are often overlooked since they don't (yet) present with cardiovascular disease. Yet, many of the unhealthy behavior patterns like unhealthy eating and sedentary activity are established in this age group. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 37 in SLEEP AND HEALTH is another really important chapter from a population health standpoint. "Sleep-Wake Disturbances and the Cancer Care Continuum" is an important new addition to this second edition of the book. Led by some of the leading experts at the overlap between sleep and cancer -- Lexi Muench, Krista Greeley, and Sheila Garland -- this chapter outlines the many ways that sleep health overlaps with cancer care in terms of increasing risk, presenting as a symptom, and being relevant for treatment. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 36 in SLEEP AND HEALTH is another one of the brand new chapters. It is focused specifically on "COMISA" -- the overlap between insomnia and sleep apnea. Authored by Alex Sweetman (the world's leading expert on the topic), the chapter explains how this overlap is not only common but especially problematic for patients and especially important to treat. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 35 in SLEEP AND HEALTH addresses one of the major public health issues related to sleep health and that is the significant overlap between "Sleep Apnea and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk." This chapter, led by Bernie Sunwoo and Atul Malhotra, provides a sweeping overview of sleep apnea in general, as well as why it is linked with cardiometabolic health. This chapter was specifically written to synthesize this large literature and provide a useful entry point for researchers and clinicians. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 34 in SLEEP AND HEALTH extends the discussion of insomnia to an area that is less well known -- the link between "Insomnia and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk." Led by Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, a leading researcher and clinician in this area, this chapter outlines how insomnia -- not just short sleep duration -- is an important factor in overall cardiometabolic health and why addressing insomnia may lead to improved health outcomes. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 33 in SLEEP AND HEALTH is focused on "Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders." Let by Ivan Vargas, with Sheila Garland, Jackie Kloss, and Michael Perlis, this chapter outlines not only possible mechanistic pathways linking sleep disruption to psychiatric illness, but it also discusses the complex relationship of these situations as they relate to insomnia as a public health issue. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 32 in SLEEP AND HEALTH is another new chapter in this edition and is focused on "Sleep and Dementia Risk." An explosion of research in the past several years has linked sleep health to dementia risk in a number of ways. Not only does neurodegeneration worsen sleep and rhythms, but the worsening sleep may not only be a risk factor but may also be part of the disease proces. This chapter was led by some of the leaders in this emerging field -- Chris Kaufmann, Chien-Yu Tseng, Brendan Lucey, Atul Malhotra, and Adam Spira -- and provides a comprehensive overview of this exciting new area! Alcohol may be the most-used sleep-promoting drug in the world, but its effects on sleep are complicated. Led by Subhajit "Babi" Chakravorty -- one of the most knowledgeable sleep physicians in the world when it comes to addiction psychiatry -- this chapter outlines what we know about how alcohol interacts with sleep, and how insomnia often overlaps with alcoholism. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…

Chapter 31 in SLEEP AND HEALTH is focused on "Sleep and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury." This chapter was led by Jonathan Charest and addresses an issue of growing importance. While there is more on sleep and athletes later in the book, head injuries are a major problem for both workplaces and athletics. This chapter goes into detail as to why and how sleep is connected to more mild head injuries. Read more: sleephealthresearch.com/book_sleepheal…