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. 2021 Oct 1;17(10):2115-2119.
doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9476.

Sleep is essential to health: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement

Kannan Ramar  1 , Raman K Malhotra  2 , Kelly A Carden  3 , Jennifer L Martin  4   5 , Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg  6 , R Nisha Aurora  7 , Vishesh K Kapur  8 , Eric J Olson  1 , Carol L Rosen  9 , James A Rowley  10 , Anita V Shelgikar  11 , Lynn Marie Trotti  12
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Sleep is essential to health: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement

Kannan Ramar et al. J Clin Sleep Med. .

Abstract

Citation: Sleep is a biological necessity, and insufficient sleep and untreated sleep disorders are detrimental for health, well-being, and public safety. Healthy People 2030 includes several sleep-related objectives with the goal to improve health, productivity, well-being, quality of life, and safety by helping people get enough sleep. In addition to adequate sleep duration, healthy sleep requires good quality, appropriate timing, regularity, and the absence of sleep disorders. It is the position of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) that sleep is essential to health. There is a significant need for greater emphasis on sleep health in education, clinical practice, inpatient and long-term care, public health promotion, and the workplace. More sleep and circadian research is needed to further elucidate the importance of sleep for public health and the contributions of insufficient sleep to health disparities.

Citation: Ramar K, Malhotra RK, Carden KA, et al. Sleep is essential to health: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021;17(10):2115-2119.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest and are the 2020 – 2021 members of the AASM board of directors.

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