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Light at Night and Depression

Some sleep problems respond favorably to bright light therapy, especially light applied first thing in the morning. Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS) causes one to have trouble waking in the morning and falling to sleep at night. This disorder responds well to early morning bright light therapy. Advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) reverses the... Read moreChevron
posted 11/22/2010, comments (0)|
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Sleep Disorders and the MInd

You may not think of sleep disorders as a mental problem, but nothing can mess up the mind like a few sleepless nights. The fact is, not nearly enough is known about what goes on in our minds when we are asleep. Where do dreams come from? How about nightmares?   Let's look at a few sleep disorders. Perhaps the most common is insomnia. Lying... Read moreChevron
posted 05/17/2010, comments (0)|
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Caregiving - Don't Forget Yourself

I've written a great deal about the suffering and stress of victims of a debilitating sleep disorder. Often other diseases or disorders are also present - arthritis, diabetes, chronic depression, to name a few.   It's true that this is all hard on the patient, but often he or she is not alone in the suffering. How about the person who is... Read moreChevron
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Depression and Insomnia

Emerging scientific research clearly shows that the relationships between depression and insomnia are far more complex than originally understood. The current model as expressed in the psychiatric terminology of the DSM-IV-TR (the diagnostic manual used by psychiatrists and psychologists to define mental health disorders) emphasizes insomnia as a... Read moreChevron
posted 11/16/2008, comments (0)|
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Baby's Chaotic Sleep Linked to Mothers Depression

  Mothers who experience depression before or during pregnancy are more likely to have babies who have chaotic sleep patterns in the first six months of life. Professor Roseanne Armitage, of the University of Michigan Sleep and Chronophysiology Laboratory, states that not only does this add to parents' sleepless nights, but it may also set... Read moreChevron

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