Associate Professor Shantha M.W. Rajaratnam

Full list of Publications

Rajaratnam SM, Polymeropoulos MH, Fisher DM, Roth T, Scott C, Birznieks G, Klerman EB. Melatonin agonist tasimelteon (VEC-162) for transient insomnia after sleep-time shift: two randomised controlled multicentre trials. Lancet. 2008 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print]

Bohle P, Di Milia L, Fletcher A, Rajaratnam S. Introduction: aging and the multifaceted influences on adaptation to working time. Chronobiol Int. 2008 Apr;25(2):155-64.

Arendt J, Rajaratnam SM. Melatonin agonists - an update. Br J Psychiatry. 2008 Oct;193(4):267-9.

Parcell DL, Ponsford JL, Redman JR, Rajaratnam SM. Poor sleep quality and changes in objectively recorded sleep after traumatic brain injury: A preliminary study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008; 89:843-50.

Vanderwalle G, Middleton B, Rajaratnam SM, Stone BM, Thorleifsdottir B, Arendt J, Dijk DJ. Robust circadian rhythm in heart rate and its variability: influence of exogenous melatonin and photoperiod. Journal of Sleep Research 2007;16(2):148-155.

Parcell DL, Ponsford JL, Rajaratnam SM, Redman JR. Self-reported changes to nighttime sleep after traumatic brain injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2006;87(2):278-285.

Swann CE, Yelland GW, Redman JR, Rajaratnam SM. Chronic partial sleep loss increases the facilitatory role of a masked prime in a word recognition task. Journal of Sleep Research 2006;15(1):23-9.

Jones CB, Dorrian J, Rajaratnam SM, Dawson D. Working hours regulation and fatigue in transportation: A comparative analysis. Safety Science 2005;43:225-252.

Steele DL, Rajaratnam, SMW, Redman JR, Ponsford JL. The effect of traumatic brain injury on the timing of sleep. Chronobiology International 2005;22(1):89-105.

Jones CB, Dorrian J, Rajaratnam SM. Fatigue and the criminal law. Industrial Health 2005;43(1):63-70.

Lenne MG, Dwyer F, Triggs TJ, Rajaratnam SM, Redman JR. The effects of a nap opportunity in quiet and noisy environments on driving performance. Chronobiology International 2004;21(6):991-1001.

Rajaratnam SM, Jones CB. Lessons about sleepiness and driving from the Selby rail disaster case: R v Gary Neil Hart. Chronobiology International 2004;21(6):1073-1077.

Rajaratnam SM, Middleton B, Stone BM, Arendt J, Dijk DJ. Melatonin advances the circadian timing of EEG sleep and directly facilitates sleep without altering its duration in extended sleep opportunities in humans. Journal of Physiology. 2004;561(Pt 1):339-351.

Phipps-Nelson J, Redman JR, Dijk D-J, Rajaratnam SMW. Daytime exposure to bright light, as compared to dim light, decreases sleepiness and improves psychomotor vigilance performance. Sleep 2003;26(6):695-700.

Rajaratnam SMW, Dijk D-J, Middleton B, Stone B, Arendt J. Melatonin phase-shifts human circadian rhythms with no evidence of changes in the duration of endogenous melatonin secretion or the 24-h production of reproductive hormones. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2003;88(9): 4303-4309.

Rajaratnam SMW. Legal issues in accidents caused by sleepiness. Journal of Human Ergology 2001;30(1-2):107-111.

Rajaratnam SMW, Redman JR. Circadian locomotor activity rhythms of the diurnal Indian palm squirrel in constant light. Chronobiology International 2001;8(1):47-60.

Rajaratnam SMW, Arendt J. Health in a 24-h society. Lancet 2001;358:997-1003.