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Sleep during withdrawal and recovery from addiction

Description 
Sleep is a major concern of clients undergoing detoxification and withdrawal from many drugs including alcohol, illicit substances, and prescription medication, however our understanding of how sleep changes during these periods is limited. This project involves field testing in a detoxification unit to examine changes in sleep during the acute detoxification stage.
Essential criteria: 
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords 
alcohol; illicit drugs; pharmaceutical drugs; sleep; detoxification
School 
Eastern Health Clinical School
Available options 
PhD/Doctorate
Masters by research
Time commitment 
Full-time
Physical location 
Turning Point and eastern health Clinical School.
Co-supervisors 
Prof 
Dn Lubman

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