Wallace Mendelson: Publications

I have written approximately 190 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, primarily on sleep disorders and pharmacology. Some representative articles appear below:

Mendelson, W.B. and Basile, AS: The hypnotic actions of oleamide are blocked by a cannabinoid receptor antagonist. NeuroReport10:3237-3239, 1999.

Mendelson, W.B.: Sleep-inducing effects of adenosine microinjections into the medial preoptic area are blocked by flumazenil. Brain Res. 852: 479-481, 2000.

Mendelson, W.B.: Effects of microinjections of Triazolam into the ventrolateral preoptic area on sleep in the rat. Life Sciences 65: PL301-307, 1999.

Aikens, J.E.; Mendelson, W.B.; Baehr, E.K.: Replicability of psychometric differences between obstructive sleep apnea, primary snoring, and periodic limb movement disorder. Sleep and Hypnosis 4: 211-215, 2000.

Mendelson, W.B. and Bergmann, B.M.. Age-dependent changes in recovery sleep following 48 hours of sleep deprivation in rats. Neurobiology of Aging 21:689-693, 2000.

Mendelson, W.B.: The sleep-inducing effect of ethanol microinjection into the medial preoptic area is blocked by flumazenil. Brain Res. 892:118-121, 2001.

Tung, A.;Tadimeti, L.; Caruana-Montaldo, B.; Atkins, P.M.;Mion, L.C.;Palmer, R.M.;Slomka, J.; Mendelson, W.: The relationship of sedation to deliberate self-extubation. J. Clin. Anesthesia 13:24-29, 2001.

Tung, A., Lynch, J.P., and Mendelson, W.B.: Prolonged sedation with propofol in the rat does not result in sleep deprivation. Anaes. Analg. 92: 1232-1236, 2001.

Mendelson, W.B. and Bergmann, B.M. : Effects of pinealectomy on baseline sleep and response to sleep deprivation. Sleep 24: 369-373, 2001.

Tung, A.;Bluhm, B.; Mendelson, W.B.: Sleep inducing effects of propofol microinjection into the medial preoptic area are blocked by flumazenil. Brain Res. 908:155-160, 2001.

Mendelson, W.B.: Melatonin microinjection into the medial preoptic area increases sleep in the rat. Life Sci.71:2067-2070, 2002.

James, S.P.; Mendelson, W.B.: Herbal and OTC sleep remedies: implications for psychiatry. Psychiatric Times, November 2003: 72-75, 2003.

Mendelson, W.B.;Bergmann, B.M.;Tung, A.: Baseline and post-deprivation recovery sleep in SCN-lesioned rats. Brain. Res. 980: 185-190, 2003.

James, S.P.; Mendelson, W.B.: The use of trazodone as a clinical hypnotic: a critical review. J. Clin. Psychiat., in press.

Tung, A. and Mendelson, W.B.: Anesthesia and Sleep. Sleep Medicine Reviews, in press.

Tung,A.; Bergmann,B.; Herrera, S.; ,D.; Mendelson, W.B.: Recovery from sleep deprivation occurs during propofol anesthesia. Anesthesia, in press.

Carter, G.; Coyle, M.; Mendelson, W.B.: Validity of a portable cardiorespiratory system to collect data in the home environment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep and Hypnosis 6:84-91, 2004.

Mendelson, W.B.;Roth, T.;Cassela, J.; Roehrs, T.;Walsh, J.K.; Woods, J.H.;Buysse, D.J.;Meyer, R.E.: The treatment of chronic insomnia: drug indications, chronic use and abuse liability. Summary of a 2001 New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit Meeting Symposium. Sleep. Med. Rev. 8:7-17, 2004.

James, S.P. and Mendelson, W.B.: The use of trazodone as a hypnotic: a critical review. J. Clin. Psychiat. 65: 752-755, 2004.

Mendelson, W.B.: Pharmacologic therapy for chronic insomnia. Insomnia Bull., Dec. 2004, pp. 4-5

Coyle, M.A.; Mendelson, W.B.; Derchak, P.A.; James, S.P.; Wilson, M.S.: Ventilatory safety of zaleplon during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea on continuous positive airway pressure. J. Clin. Sleep. Med. 1:97, 2005.

Mendelson, W.B.: Sleep Disorders. In: Kaplan and Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry (B.J. Sadock and V.A. Sadock, eds.), Lipincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, pp. 2022-2034, 2005.

Tung, A.; Herrera, S.; Szafran, M.J.; Kasza, M.A.; Mendelson, W.: The effect of sleep deprivation on righting reflex in the rat is partially reversed by administration of adenosine A1 and A2a receptor antagonists. Anesthesiology, in press.

Mendelson, W.B.: Hypnotic medications: Mechanisms of action and pharmacologic effects. In: Principles and practice of sleep medicine (Kryger, M.H.; Roth, T.; Dement, W.C., eds.), Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, 2005, pp. 444-451.

Mendelson, W.B.: A review of the evidence for the efficacy and safety of trazodone in insomnia. J. Clin. Psychiat. 66: 469-476, 2005.

Mendelson, W.B.: Clinical safety and efficacy of zaleplon in the treatment of insomnia. Aging Health 1: 379-385, 2005.

Mendelson, W.B.: Combining pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments for insomnia. J Clin Psychiat. 68 (Suppl 5):19-23, 2007.

Hawkins, K., Treglia, M., Healey, P., Wang, S.S., Hammet, J., Mendelson, W.: Health care costs and absence from work: An administrative claims analysis of employees with and without insomnia. Managed Care Interface, in press.

Mendelson, W.B.: Impact of insomnia: Wide-reaching burden and a conceptual framework for comorbidity. Int. J. Sleep Wakefulness 1: 118-123, 2008.

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