Maurice M. Ohayon
Academic Appointments
- Professor (Research), Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center
Contact Information
- Academic
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Personal Information Email Tel (650) 494-1137
Professional Snapshot
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Stanford Sleep Epidemiology Research Center (SSERC) (2000 - present)
Professional Education
| 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 |
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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
- Epidemiological and clinical relevance of insomnia diagnosis algorithms according to the DSM-IV and the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD). Sleep Med. 2009; (9): 952-60
- Genetics and psychiatry: time for a multidimensional approach? J Psychiatr Res. 2009; (13): 1065-6
- Impulsivity, aggression and personality. J Psychiatr Res. 2009; (12): 1005-6
- Observation of the Natural Evolution of Insomnia in the American General Population Cohort. Sleep Med Clin. 2009; (4): 87-92
- About suicide and its prevention. J Psychiatr Res. 2009; (10): 885-6
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