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Moira has consulted at Melbourne Sleep Disorders Centre since 2008, and is actively involved with the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA). Regular hosts:ĭr Moira Junge is a health psychologist working in the sleep field, who has considerable experience working with people with sleeping difficulties in a multidisciplinary practice using a team-based approach. His website, describing his interests, a blog devoted to literature, as well as a downloadable curriculum vitae, can be found here. Mendelson has authored or co-authored four books related to sleep, co-edited another, and published over 190 peer-reviewed papers on various aspects of sleep research. Dement Academic Achievement Award from the American Sleep Disorders Association/American Academy of Sleep Medicine as well as a Special Award in Sleep and Psychiatry from the National Sleep Foundation, and he is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

He is retired professor of psychiatry and clinical pharmacology and former director of the Sleep Research Laboratory at the University of Chicago, and former president of the Sleep Research Society. Among his honors is the William C. Prof Wallace Mendelson has more than forty years of experience in sleep research and clinical care.

Insomnia: prevalence, consequences and effective treatment – Review paper.

Natural history of insomnia – Research paper.

What medications are used for insomnia in Australia? – Research paper.

#Sleep now pills trial

Phase 3 clinical trial of ACT-541468 for insomnia.

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What are the common sleeping pills used for insomnia? When should they be used and what should you look out for when using sleeping pills? We address these questions and more with the help of Prof Wallace Mendelsen who also discusses the history of using substances to help with sleep, which puts current practice in perspective.ĭr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep.