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Content updated on Sep 14, 2022
What is sleep deprivation?
Sleep deprivation happens when there's a lack of quantity or quality of sleep. It can be caused by medical/psychological issues, or social reasons like schedule changes and jet lag.
Symptoms of sleep deprivation
Feeling down
Questions your doctor may ask to check for sleep deprivation
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose sleep deprivation
Have you been feeling depressed recently?
Treatment for sleep deprivation
The best solution is getting enough sleep. Sleep hygiene techniques might help, such as having a dark, quiet room, enough daily physical activity, and using the bed only for sleeping. Occasionally, supplements or medications might be needed to restore a healthy sleep cycle.
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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Primary Care Physician)
Dr Patel graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine. She worked in clinical research at the University of Illinois in Chicago and University of Nevada in Las Vegas focused on culturally adapted health interventions for preventive medicine in the community setting. Received her Master's of Science in Global Health (concentration in Health Policy) from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. Unnati went on to complete her family medicine residency in Chicago, Illinois at Norwegian American Hospital. | | She is currently working as a primary care physician in the city of Chicago and completing her Master's of Business Administration at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and Fellowship in Leadership in Value-Based Care.
Yu Shirai, MD (Psychiatry)
Dr. Shirai works at the Yotsuya Yui Clinic for mental health treatment for English and Portuguese-speaking patients. He treats a wide range of patients from neurodevelopmental disorders to dementia in children and participates in knowledge sharing through the Diversity Clinic.
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