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Pathfinder: Jet Lag
Scope|Subject
Headings|Overview Sources|Circulating Books|Periodicals, Journals & Trade Publications
Scope: Jet lag results from disturbing the
body's circadian rhythms that regulate sleep. It results after long transmeridian flights Psychiatrists have applied a theory that shows how travelers can minimize jet lag through a system of regulating when light enters the eyes. (Holt, How to
Beat Jet Lag)
SUBJECT HEADINGS
Books dealing with jet lag are listed in the Baddour Library's on-line catalog under the following subject headings:
Circadian rhythms
Flight
physiological aspects
Jet Lag
Sleep Disorders
OVERVIEW SOURCES
There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library:
REF RC547.P752000 Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine
REF RC547.Y34 2001 The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders
Some representative books from the Circulating Collection that are located upstairs in the library are:
CIRCULATING BOOKS
Dement, William C. The Sleepwatchers. Stanford, Ca: Stanford Alumni Association, 1992.
Kryger, Meir H. Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1994.
Monk, Timothy H. Sleep, Sleepiness, and Performance. New York: Wiley, 1991.
Oren, Dan A. How to Beat Jet Lag: A Practical Guide for Air Travelers. New York: Holt, 1993.
Refinetti, Roberto. Circadian Physiology. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2000.
Shafii, Mohammad. Biological Rhythms, Mood Disorders, Light Therapy, and the Pineal Gland. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Press, 1990.
PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS
Some of the specific periodicals that the library subscribes to that focus on the topic of jet lag are:
Airline Pilot
Aopa Pilot
Aviation Week & Space Technology
Aviation Medical Bulletin
Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine
Flying
International Journal of Aviation Psychology
Professional Pilot
Updated
02/08/2007
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