Grand Rounds | Behavioral and Substance Use Patterns and Sleep

The GW Resiliency & Well-being Center (R&WC ), in collaboration with the GW Sleep Center and the Department of Internal Medicine at the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences, held an online grand rounds on “Behavioral and Substance Use Patterns and Sleep.” The speaker was Viktoriya Karakcheyeva, MD, MS, NCC, LCPC-SP, LCADAS, the R&WC’s behavioral services director.

The lecture focused on the connection between sleep quality, habit forming behaviors and substance use, as well as overall mental health. Dr. Karakcheyeva went over hands-on strategies to help us recognize behavioral and substance use patterns that affect our sleep and vise versa; and develop strategies to shift our sleep habits from unregulated to restorative and bring ourselves to a healthier, happier and more balanced state.

Dr. Karakcheyeva’s presentation slides:
https://gwu.box.com/s/3wj9ae32fe1ard85notiik373f4klzki

Learn more from the R&WC’s Restorative Sleep resources page:
https://rwc.smhs.gwu.edu/restorative-sleep