Maurice M. Ohayon
Academic Appointments
- Professor (Research), Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center
Key Documents
Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 494-1137
Professional Overview
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Stanford Sleep Epidemiology Research Center (SSERC) (2000 - present)
Honors and Awards
- John-Arrillaga Principal Investigator of Sleep and Psychiatry Epidemiology, Arrillaga Fundation (2007-present)
Professional Education
| Psychiatre des Hopitaux: | Assistance Publique de Marseille, Psychiatry |
| MD: | Aix-Marseille II University, Medicine |
| Psychiatry: | Aix-Marseille II University, Medicine |
| DSc: | Aix-Marseille III University, Mathematics & Computer Sciences |
| PhD: | Claude-Bernard University, Biology |
Community and International Work
- Stanford European Sleep Epidemiology Satellite Center, Paris (France)
- Stanford Asian Sleep Epidemiology Satellite Center, Seoul (South Korea)
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Main focus is epidemiology of sleep and psychiatric disorders in the general population and clinical settings: 1)sleep habits and patterns; 2) prevalence, diagnosis, co-morbidity, treatment and Public Health impact of sleep disorders; 3) pain, posttraumatic stress disorder, social phobia, panic disorder and generalized anxiety; 4) epidemiology of narcolepsy and hypersomnia.
Publications
- Associations between morningness/eveningness and psychopathology: An epidemiological survey in three in-patient psychiatric clinics. J Psychiatr Res. 2013
- Hypersomnia and depressive symptoms: methodological and clinical aspects. BMC Med. 2013: 78
- Narcolepsy is complicated by high medical and psychiatric comorbidities: a comparison with the general population. Sleep Med. 2013
- Determining the level of sleepiness in the American population and its correlates. J Psychiatr Res. 2012; (4): 422-7
- Epidemiology of restless legs syndrome: a synthesis of the literature. Sleep Med Rev. 2012; (4): 283-95
- Excessive sleepiness is predictive of cognitive decline in the elderly. Sleep. 2012; (9): 1201-7
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