This article was co-authored with Alex Dimitriou, MD, and wikiHow Staff Writer Eric McClure. Alex Dimitriou, MD is the owner of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, a clinic based in the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in psychiatry, sleep, and transformational medicine. Alex earned his Doctor of Medicine from Stony Brook University in 2005 and graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine’s Sleep Medicine Residency Program in 2010. Professionally, Alex holds dual board certification in psychiatry and sleep medicine.

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