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The UCSF Neuro/Psych Sleep Clinic specializes in sleep disorders. We provide evaluations and care for patients with conditions that include insomnia, periodic leg movements, circadian rhythm disorders, parasomnias (such as sleepwalking and REM sleep behavior disorder), narcolepsy, excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep apnea. Our team includes neurologists, psychiatrists and psychologists.

While all patients with sleep concerns are welcome, our clinic particularly focuses on those who have neurological or psychiatric disorders.

For our insomnia patients, we offer a one-on-one treatment called CBT-I (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia), which can help to address the underlying causes of sleeplessness. Benefits may include improving sleep quality, decreasing the time it takes to fall asleep, minimizing sleep disruptions and reducing dependency on sleep medications.

The CBT-I treatment course is typically 6 to 8 sessions. This method doesn’t involve medication and isn’t designed to replace regular psychotherapeutic care, though it may lessen anxiety and depression. Patients who are already on medication for insomnia or who have additional sleep issues can undergo CBT-I along with other prescribed treatments.

When needed, the Neuro/Psych Sleep Clinic arranges sleep studies at the UCSF sleep testing laboratory, located at 1600 Divisadero Street on the Mount Zion campus.

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    Closed-Loop Deep Brain Stimulation for Major Depression

    Effect size of active compared to sham stimulation (mean difference in Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score before and after the sham and treatment periods). Higher MADRS score indicates more severe depression; ...

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    Personalized DBS for OCD Guided by Stereoencephalography Mapping

    Percentage of patients in which the investigators can identify a stimulation target that acutely improves OCD symptoms during the SEEG Stage 1

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    Perinatal Research on Improving Sleep and Mental Health

    This is a binary outcome that measures whether a participant experienced a depressive episode at any point since randomization.

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    Diet and Depression

    Percent of enrolled of participants who have reduced their ultra-processed food intake

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    Remote STATE Training for Insomnia in Older Adults

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    Biomarkers of Depression and Treatment Response

    Effect size of active stimulation (mean difference in Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score) before and after morning and afternoon treatment course. Higher MADRS score indicates more severe depression; the overa...

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    RECOVER-SLEEP: Platform Protocol

    Total number of participants enrolled in each Appendix will be reported. Appendix-specific outcome measure data will be reported under the associated NCT#.

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    Lemborexant Shift Work Treatment Study

    Within-person changes in daytime total sleep time in minutes from baseline to 2 weeks. Daytime total sleep time is reported in minutes from a Consensus Sleep Diary, completed by participants daily.

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    The Reducing Risk Study

    Validated questionnaire; total score range between 0 and 21, with higher numbers representing worse sleep quality

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    Awards & recognition

    • U S  News and World Report badge recognizing UCSF as part of its 2024-2025 Honor Roll

      Among the top hospitals in the nation

    • U S  News and World Report badge recognizing UCSF as number 3 in the country for neurology and neurosurgery for 2024 to 2025

      Best in the West and No. 3 in the nation for neurology & neurosurgery

    • Best in Northern California and No. 7 in the nation for psychiatric care

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    What to Bring

    • Insurance card
    • Doctor's referral, if required
    • Previous sleep studies
    • PAP equipment (machine, mask), if used
    • Any additional medical records you think are relevant
    • List of questions you may have
    • Device or paper for taking notes

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