Sleep and Its Disorders: A Primer for Mental Health Professionals

Mental health professionals frequently encounter sleep concerns in clinical practice yet receive little training on sleep and sleep disorders. This introductory workshop provides an overview of normal human sleep, sleep disorders, and the interaction of sleep disorders with mental health. This workshop will prepare clinicians to identify sleep problems in their patients which require referral to sleep specialists. The workshop will include an overview of diagnostic features and practice guidelines for common sleep disorders including insomnia, parasomnias, circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, breathing disorders, movement disorders, and central disorders of hypersomnolence.

• Describe symptoms of sleep disorders.
• Describe evidence-based treatments for sleep disorders.

Jennifer Mundt, PhD, DBSM