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The potential of biomarkers for diagnosing insomnia: Consensus statement of the WFSBP Task Force on Sleep Disorders

Dimitris Dikeosa First Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Adam Wichniakb Third Department of Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine Center, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, PolandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5352-601X
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Periklis Y. Ktonasa First Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece;c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Thorsten Mikoteitd Psychiatric Services Solothurn, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Solothurn, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2166-6330
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Tatjana Crönleine Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3505-7595
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Anne Eckertf Neurobiology Lab for Brain Aging and Mental Health, Transfaculty Research Platform Molecular & Cognitive Neuroscience (MCN), University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9341-3669
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Jana Kopřivovág National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czechia;h Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, CzechiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3626-5372
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Maria Ntafoulia First Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6074-2124
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Kai Spiegelhalderi Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4133-3464
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Martin Hatzingerd Psychiatric Services Solothurn, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Solothurn, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-3602
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Dieter Riemanni Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1968-6220
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Constantin Soldatosa First Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7791-8712
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Pages 614-642 | Received 21 Oct 2022, Accepted 17 Jan 2023, Published online: 07 Mar 2023

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