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Article: The effects of a 24-hour society: shift work sleep disorder is a reality of today's world, but there are treatment options.
- Article from:
- Sleep Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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From doctors on call during night and weekend hours, to policemen who routinely patrol our streets, to those in the transportation industry and factory workers whose shift ends at dawn, America could be considered "the country that never sleeps." Pressure to raise efficiency and productivity coupled with the very nature of our 24/7 lifestyles demand that individuals work shifts outside of the typical "9-to-5" business day. While shift work allows corporate enterprise to operate around the clock, create jobs, and provide cheaper products and services, it often presents serious consequences for its workers. With over 15 million Americans (20% of the workforce) (1) engaged ...