Abstract
SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.
Abstract
Sleep medicine is a young branch of Armenian medicine. In this chapter, we presented the history of sleep medicine development in Armenia. After brief initial information about Armenia as a country, references to sleep and sleep disorders in medieval Armenian folklore and medicine are given. An overview of the current situation with sleep medicine in Armenia is presented. A special attention is given to the spectrum of sleep-related specialists who work(ed) in Armenia, and to the domains of sleep medicine available. Acknowledgement of world sleep experts who helped and contributed to the development of sleep medicine and sleep research in Armenia follows. Also, we discuss different organizations operating in the field of sleep in Armenia, their activities and pursued goals. Importantly, the main results of a sleep disorders prevalence study in Armenia are presented. At the end, we summarize the problems and issues accumulated in the field of sleep medicine in Armenia.
Keywords:
Armenia, Folklore, History, Sleep, Sleep medicine, Somnology.
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Authors:Bentham Science Books