Five Resources to Support Your Patients' New Year’s Health Goals with Integrative Medicine

Focusing on Circadian Rhythm to Optimize Patients’ Sleep Quality

Jay Olson, PhD, postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Psychology at McGill University in Montreal, Québec, Canada, researches a variety of subjects, among them sleep and smartphone use. In his latest study, published in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Olson tested the effects that ten simple interventions had on participants' smartphone use, symptoms of depression, and quality of sleep. 

According to Olson, practitioners can suggest these simple interventions to patients struggling with smartphone addiction and a lack of sleep. Olson and his team of researchers created a website where practitioners can direct patients, which includes a list of the ten interventions, starting with the most effective strategies.

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