Ruth M. Benca, MD, PhD

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About

Ruth M. Benca, MD, PhD is affiliated with Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Ruth M. Benca has authored or co-authored 13 peer-reviewed articles published across the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and the Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders between 2001 and 2025. Their work focuses on Sleep, Neurology, Addiction, and Somatoform Disorders.

Publications

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Idiopathic Hypersomnia: Recognition and Management in Psychiatric Practice
Narrative Review

Idiopathic Hypersomnia: Recognition and Management in Psychiatric Practice

June 2, 2025

Idiopathic hypersomnia, characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), has an estimated population prevalence up to 1.5%. Psychiatric medications may exacerbate EDS and, conversely, idiopathic hypersomnia treatments may exacerbate psychiatric...
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Managing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Psychiatric Practice
Systematic Review

Managing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Psychiatric Practice

January 23, 2023

As shown in this review, OSA may be a risk factor for the development of psychiatric conditions, as well as suicidal ideation and attempts.
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Educational Activity

Assessing and Treating Insomnia in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders, Part 2

February 21, 2018

Tune in to this podcast as experts discuss 2 patient cases—one involving co-occurring insomnia and depression and another comprising PTSD, substance abuse, insomnia, and nightmares. Drs Benca and Buysse...
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JCP
Educational Activity

Assessing and Treating Insomnia in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders, Part 1

February 21, 2018

Listen to this podcast as experts discuss 2 patient cases focusing on diagnosing and treating co-occurring insomnia and mental illness. The first case features a 32-year-old man with bipolar...
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JCP
Academic Highlights

Insomnia in Psychiatry: Not Just a Symptom

January 23, 2018

Insomnia is often considered a symptom of psychiatric disorders when it actually needs to be addressed as a separate disorder. Read this CME Academic Highlights in which experts discuss...
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JCP
Supplement Article

Orexin and the Sleep-Wake Cycle

September 15, 2013

What is the sleep-wake cycle? Read a case explaining the roles of sleep and the orexin system and how that relates to insomnia.
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Educational Activity

An Introduction to the Clinical Correlates of Disrupted Slow-Wave Sleep

April 15, 2010

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Article

Narcolepsy and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: Diagnostic Considerations, Epidemiology, and Comorbidities

November 15, 2007

JCP
Article

Narcolepsy and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: Diagnostic Considerations, Epidemiology, and Comorbidities

November 15, 2007

JCP
Article

Panel Discussion: Changing How We Think About Insomnia

May 1, 2004

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JCP
Article

Special Considerations in Insomnia Diagnosis and Management: Depressed, Elderly, and Chronic Pain Populations

May 1, 2004

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PCC
Article

Consequences of Insomnia and Its Therapies

May 31, 2001

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