Society guideline links: Parasomnias, hypersomnias, and circadian rhythm disorders

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:

●(See "Society guideline links: Sleep-related breathing disorders in adults".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Sleep-related breathing disorders including obstructive sleep apnea in children".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Insomnia in adults".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Insomnia in children".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Restless legs syndrome".)

International

●International RBD Study Group (IRBDSG): Guidelines on video-polysomnography procedures for diagnosis of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and the identification of its prodromal stages (2022)

Canada

●Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS): Practice point on melatonin for the management of sleep disorders in children and adolescents (2012, reaffirmed 2021)

United States

●American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM): Clinical practice guideline for treatment of central disorders of hypersomnolence (2021)

●AASM: Guidance on recommended protocols for the Multiple Sleep Latency Test and Maintenance of Wakefulness Test in adults (2021)

●AASM: The use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, update (2021)

•AASM: Position paper for the use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders (2015)

●American Academy of Neurology (AAN): Practice guideline – Treatment for insomnia and disrupted sleep behavior in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (2020)

●Choosing Wisely: Do not interpret pediatric sleep studies using adult standards. Pediatric sleep studies should be performed and interpreted according to pediatric standards, even if performed in a laboratory that predominantly studies adults (2020)

●AASM: Clinical practice guideline for the use of actigraphy for the evaluation of sleep disorders and circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders (2018)

●AASM: Position paper for the treatment of nightmare disorder in adults (2018)

●AASM: Position statement on delaying middle school and high school start times promotes student health and performance (2017)

●AASM: Practice parameters for the indications for polysomnography and related procedures, update (2005, updated 2017)

●AASM: Consensus statement on recommended amount of sleep for pediatric populations (2016)

●AASM: Consensus statement on the recommended amount of sleep for healthy children – Methodology and discussion (2016)

●AASM: Clinical practice guideline for the treatment of intrinsic circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders – Advanced sleep-wake phase disorder (ASWPD), delayed sleep-wake phase disorder (DSWPD), non-24-hour sleep-wake rhythm disorder (N24SWD), and irregular sleep-wake rhythm disorder (ISWRD), update (2015)

●AASM: Position statement for confronting drowsy driving (2015)

●AASM: Practice parameters for the clinical evaluation and treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders, update (2015)

●AASM and Sleep Research Society (SRS): Joint consensus statement on recommended amount of sleep for a healthy adult (2015)

●Choosing Wisely: Don't routinely order sleep studies (polysomnogram) to screen for/diagnose sleep disorders in workers suffering from chronic fatigue/insomnia (2014)

●AASM: Practice parameters for the non-respiratory indications for polysomnography and multiple sleep latency testing for children (2012)

●AASM: Practice parameters for the respiratory indications for polysomnography in children (2011)

●AASM: Best practice guide for the treatment of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) (2010)

Europe

●European Academy of Neurology (EAN), European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), and European Narcolepsy Network (EU-NN): European guideline and expert statements on the management of narcolepsy in adults and children (2021)

●EAN, ESRS, and International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Europe: Consensus review on standard procedures for the diagnostic pathway of sleep-related epilepsies and comorbid sleep disorders (2021)

●European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS): Guidelines for the management of narcolepsy in adults (2010)

Australia-New Zealand

●Australasian Sleep Association (ASA): A position statement on guidelines for sleep studies in adults (2017)

●ASA: Clinical practice guidelines for performing sleep studies in children (2017)

●ASA: Position statement and guidelines regarding the use of sodium oxybate in the treatment of narcolepsy (2013)

●ASA and the Sleep Health Foundation (SHF): Sleep disorders – A practical guide for Australian health care practitioners (2013)

Japan

●[In Japanese] Choosing Wisely Japan: Treating sleep disorders – Antipsychotics not always best (2016)