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Health Encyclopedia: Insomnia Treatment
- Insomnia - Treatment
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes of Short-Term or Transient Insomnia
- Causes of Chronic Insomnia
- Are You at Risk For Insomnia?
- Prognosis
Treatment
Behavioral Methods
Prevention of sleeplessness depends upon the patient's ability to learn how to relax and sleep well. A number of behavioral methods are aimed at achieving these goals. Behavioral techniques can actually cure chronic insomnia and studies report their effectiveness in nearly all patients with primary chronic insomnia.
Although medications are equally effective for helping people with insomnia to sleep, they can not cure the condition, and prolonged use frequently resulted...
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Expert & Community Posts
Sleep...What's That?
By Leah , Health Expert...dementia has or will someday experience problems with sleeping. This blog is dealing with it... Read more »
How Do You Know If You Have a Sleep Disorder?
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...family often ask me, “How do I know if I have a sleep disorder, and what can I do about it?”... Read more »
Research Links Disturbed Sleep and Pain
By Karen Lee Richards , Health ExpertThe results of this new study on how sleep disturbances relate to pain will hardly be a surprise... Read more »
Is it possible to get too much sleep?
By Florence Cardinal , Health ExpertI've been reading, researching and writing about sleep and sleep disorders for over ten years now,... Read more »
Sleep More, Lose More Weight
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...an influence on the risk of obesity. The less we sleep, the more at risk we are. This fact could... Read more »
Health Guide
Sleep Apnea: Resources
www.sleepapnea.org -- American Sleep Apnea Associationwww.nhlbi.nih.gov -- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutewww.aasmnet.org -- American Academy of Sleep... Read more »Insomnia: Resources
www.aasmnet.org -- American Academy of Sleep Medicinewww.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr -- National Center for Sleep Disorders Researchwww.sleepfoundation.org -- National Sleep... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Highlights
Sleep Apnea and Heart DiseaseSleep apnea can increase the risk of stroke, even if patients do not have high blood pressure. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)... Read more »Narcolepsy: Resources
www.aasmnet.org -- American Academy of Sleep Medicinewww.sleepfoundation.org -- National Sleep Foundationwww.narcolepsynetwork.org -- Narcolepsy Networkwww.wfsrs.org -- World Federation of... Read more »Insomnia: Diagnosis
Diagnosing sleep disturbance and its cause is the most important step in restoring healthy sleep. However, there is little agreement, even among experts, on the best methods for effectively... Read more »Images
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Related News
Brain Waves Predict Depression Meds
September 13, 2006LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- About 17 million Americans suffer depression, which is the fourth-leading cause of disability in this... Read summary »
Sleep Linked to Weight
August 08, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study adds to growing evidence that sleep is associated with weight. The research finds children and teens who sleep less... Read summary »
Medicine for Alzheimers Patients: A Good Nights
June 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A long, uninterrupted night's sleep is good medicine for Alzheimer's patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). New research... Read summary »
Pre-natal Alcohol Exposure Linked to Trouble Sleeping
August 13, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A nightcap while you're pregnant may disturb your child's sleep later on. A new study found alcohol consumption during... Read summary »
Lack of Sleep may Cause Elderly Falls
September 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Experts say about one-third of older adults experience dangerous falls each year -- and a new study says lack of sleep may be... Read summary »
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