Collaborating Sleep Disorders Centers
 

Sleep Disorders Centers provide polysomnography testing for the diagnosis and treatment of over 100 recognized sleep-related disorders in children and adults. The Sleep Disorders Center, Tuscaloosa, is planning an Insomnia Clinic that will be staffed by full-time graduate students in the Clinical Psychology Program at The University of Alabama. The Clinic will provide the following services: screening psychological assessments, in depth psychological evaluations, psychotherapy and insomnia treatment, CPAP desensitization therapy, and research consultation. The insomnia program emphasizes non-pharmacological treatment, relying mainly on cognitive-behavior therapy approaches, such as sleep hygiene, relaxation, stimulus control, sleep restriction, sleep education, and restructuring of sleep-related beliefs.

Reseach/Clinical Collaborators

     James Geyer, M.D., is a neurologist and is board certified in sleep medicine.  He is the medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center, Tuscaloosa.

     Robert Doekel, M.D., is a pulmonologist and is board certified in sleep medicine.  He is the medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center of Alabama, Birmingham.

    Vernon Pegram, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and is board certified in sleep medicine.  He is the co-director of the Sleep Disorders Center of Alabama, Birmingham.

     Kenneth Lichstein, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and Professor, The University of Alabama.  He is certified in behavioral sleep medicine and will be director of the planned Insomnia Clinic.