Michael Perlis
Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Psychiatry
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Perlis, M and Mendelson W : Perception and memory of sleep/wake states: implications for the treatment of insomnia: “If awakening happened during the night, but one does not remember it, did it happen?” Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. Elsevier 35(4), November 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbct.2025.100539.Scott H, Cheung JMY, Muench A, Ivers H, Morin CM, Perlis ML.: Is Objective Short Sleep a Proxy for Frequent Insomnia? J Sleep Res Jun 2025.
Scott H, Perlis M.: The Sleep Opportunity, Need and Ability (SONA) Theory. J Sleep Res Mar 2025.
Scott H, Green M, Jones K, Loffler KA, Lovato N, Toson B, Bensen-Boakes DB, Perlis M, Drummond SPA, Kaambwa B, Lack L.: Comparing the efficacy of technology-enabled treatments for insomnia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Sleep Adv 6: zpaf010, Feb 2025.
Chakravorty S, Morales KH, Perlis ML, Kuna ST, He S, Oslin DW, Arnedt JT, Kranzler HR.: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia During Early Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder Among Veterans. medRxiv Jan 2025.
Alfonso-Miller P, Ellis JG, Bastien CH, Hale L, Branas CC, Perlis MA, Rasmussen E, Gorovoy SB, Grandner MA.: Child Abuse Exposure and Adult Sleep Continuity Disturbance, Sleep Duration, and Bedroom Safety. Behav Sleep Med 2025.
Dressle RJ, Spiegelhalder K, Schiel JE, Benz F, Johann A, Feige B, Jernelöv S, Perlis M, Riemann D.: The Future of Insomnia Research-There's Still Work to Be Done. J Sleep Res 2025.
Tubbs AS, Taneja K, Ghani SB, Nadorff MR, Drapeau CW, Karp JF, Fernandez FX, Perlis ML, Grandner MA.: Sleep continuity, timing, quality, and disorder are associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among college students. J Am Coll Health Dec 2024.
Furukawa Y, Nagaoka D, Sato S, Toyomoto R, Takashina HN, Kobayashi K, Sakata M, Nakajima S, Ito M, Yamamoto R, Hara S, Sakakibara E, Perlis M, Kasai K.: Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia to treat major depressive disorder with comorbid insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord 367: 359-366, Dec 2024.
Tubbs AS, Perlis ML, Killgore WDS, Karp JF, Grandner MA, Fernandez FX.: Empirical clustering to identify individuals for whom insomnia is more closely related to suicidal ideation. J Affect Disord 362: 36-44, Oct 2024.