About Lynne Lamberg

Lynne Lamberg is an independent medical journalist and editor who focuses on mental health and neuroscience. She writes frequently on sleep medicine and biological rhythms.

Her books on sleep science include:

The Body Clock Guide to Better Health: How to Use Your Body's Natural Clock to Fight Illness and Achieve Maximum Health
co-authored with Michael Smolensky, PhD
(Henry Holt & Company, 2000; Owl Books, 2001; winner, 2001 Outstanding Book Award, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc.; http://www.bodyclocks.com)
Bodyrhythms: Chronobiology and Peak Performance
(William Morrow & Co., 1994; ASJA Press, 2000)
Crisis Dreaming: Using Your Dreams to Solve Your Problems
co-authored with Rosalind Cartwright, PhD
(HarperCollins, 1992; ASJA Press, 2001)
Drugs and Sleep
(Chelsea House, 1988)
The American Medical Association Guide to Better Sleep
(Random House, 1984)

Lynne writes frequently on sleep medicine for physicians. Some examples:

JAMA
Impact of Long Working Hours Explored
JAMA. 2004:292:25-26
Promoting Adequate Sleep Finds a Place on the Public Health Agenda
JAMA. 2004;291:2415-2417
PSYCHIATRIC NEWS
Should Sleep-Starved Residents Be Setting Off Alarms?
Psychiatric News, August 6, 2004;39:9
M.D.s Need to Be Alert To Sleep-Deprived Youth (plus sidebar)
Psychiatric News, May 21, 2004:39:30
Don’t Let Your Patients Lose Sleep Over Insomnia
Psychiatric News, May 7, 2004;39:40+

She has written hundreds of articles and book reviews for American Health, Better Homes and Gardens, Brainwork, Health, InTouch, Ladies’ Home Journal, Self, Odyssey, Psychology Today, Wilson Quarterly, Working Woman, and other national circulation magazines, as well as the Baltimore Sun, Atlanta Constitution, and other newspapers, and online at numerous health websites.

She holds a B.A. from Washington University, St. Louis, and an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication, Philadelphia.

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