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James K. Walsh
Researcher at Saint Louis University
Publications - 52
Citations - 3671
James K. Walsh is an academic researcher from Saint Louis University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polysomnography & Primary Insomnia. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 52 publications receiving 3542 citations. Previous affiliations of James K. Walsh include St Lukes Episcopal Hospital & St. John's University.
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Shift Work Sleep Disorder: Prevalence and Consequences Beyond that of Symptomatic Day Workers RAPID PUBLICATION
TL;DR: It is suggested that individuals with shift work sleep disorder are at risk for significant behavioral and health-related morbidity associated with their sleep-wake symptomatology.
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Cognitive function following acute sleep restriction in children ages 10-14.
TL;DR: Higher cognitive functions in children, such as verbal creativity and abstract thinking, are impaired after a single night of restricted sleep, even when routine performance is relatively maintained.
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Sustained efficacy of eszopiclone over 6 months of nightly treatment: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in adults with chronic insomnia.
Andrew D. Krystal,James K. Walsh,Eugene M. Laska,Judy Caron,David A. Amato,Thomas Wessel,Thomas Roth +6 more
TL;DR: Throughout 6 months, eszopiclone improved all of the components of insomnia as defined by DSM-IV, including patient ratings of daytime function, which is compelling evidence that long-term pharmacologic treatment of insomnia is efficacious.
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Nightly Treatment of Primary Insomnia With Eszopiclone for Six Months: Effect on Sleep, Quality of Life, and Work Limitations
James K. Walsh,Andrew D. Krystal,David A. Amato,Robert Rubens,Judy Caron,Thomas Wessel,Kendyl Schaefer,James M. Roach,Gene Wallenstein,Thomas Roth +9 more
TL;DR: This is the first placebo-controlled investigation to demonstrate that long-term nightly pharmacologic treatment of primary insomnia with any hypnotic enhanced quality of life, reduced work limitations, and reduced global insomnia severity, in addition to improving patient-reported sleep variables.
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Laboratory and field studies of naps and caffeine as practical countermeasures for sleep-wake problems associated with night work.
Paula K. Schweitzer,Angela C. Randazzo,Kara Stone,Milton K. Erman,James K. Walsh,James K. Walsh +5 more
TL;DR: Napping plus caffeine helps improve performance and alertness of night-shift workers and the combination of napping and caffeine was best in improving alertness.