About 72 percent of all Americans experience insomnia, but five specific sleeping disorders can make sufferers fearful of falling asleep. Sleep eaters snack without remembering. Sleep paralysis can cause people to feel they cannot move or as if they are dreaming while awake. This article describes these and other sleeping problems.
Read moreCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective treatment for most cases of primary insomnia, and for selected cases of... Read more »
Today we're going to talk some more about nightmares, particularly Night Terrors and REM Behavior Disorder. Nightmares are common in... Read more »
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of severe recurrent depression that occurs annually in the fall and winter seasons, accounting... Read more »
For some people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, medication treatment is enough. Either their ADHD is mild, they have their... Read more »
Binge eaters are typically trying to cope and to comfort themselves when they turn to large amounts of food. Triggers for a binge can... Read more »
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of severe recurrent depression that occurs annually in the fall and winter seasons, accounting for... Read more »
A course of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) may help insomnia patients get a better night's sleep, even long after the treatment ends. CBT, which is... Read more »
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What Is It? A person who is sleepwalking walks or makes other movements that seem purposeful in a state of partial wakefulness from deep... Read more »
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Night terrors are a sleep disorder in which a person quickly awakens from sleep in a terrified state. Alternative Names Pavor... Read more »
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Pavor nocturnus; Sleep terror disorder Symptoms Night terrors are most common during the first third of the night, often between... Read more »