Illusions That Make You Fall Asleep
Health Encyclopedia: Insomnia Diagnosis
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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 assessing a patient's insomnia.
A major difficulty in diagnosing this problem is its subjective nature. One study showed that there was no difference in sleep behaviors between people who said they were insomniacs and people who said they weren't. People who believe they have insomnia may have actuall...
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Expert & Community Posts
Picking up the Pieces
By John McManamy , Health Expert...aware that nothing is permanent, that life can be an illusion, to recognize when the time is... Read more »
Book Review: When Things Fall Apart
By Christina Bruni , Health Expert...really they are like dream images. They are like an illusion-not really all that solid." Some... Read more »
Hot Tubs and Strokes
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...tub relaxed my muscles even further, giving me that illusion of a having a stroke symptom. I... Read more »
My Life on a Surfboard
By Mandy Crest , Health Expert...always manage to remain upright.This almost constant illusion of movement has been with me for... Read more »
Courage: Recovery Skill #2
By Christina Bruni , Health Expert..."normalcy" I had spent so much energy to maintain was an illusion. I was lucky it took only one... Read more »
Health Guide
Bipolar Disorder: Mindfulness Part 3
...thoughts and emotions. They gain force only when we attach ourselves to them. Then we enter the world of illusion, with our entire reality caught up in our fears and desires. Detachment is way... Read more »Mindfulness Part 4: Bipolar Disorder
...your own thoughts? It’s nothing but mindless chatter. Buddhists aren’t kidding about life being an illusion. Mindfulness incorporates the paradox of no-mind. “When you eat, just eat,”... Read more »Osteoporosis: Fractures
...wrists and 300,000 fractures of other bones. About 80% of these fractures occur after relatively minor falls or accidents.Between 25 - 60% of women older than age 60 develop spinal compression... Read more »Prognosis
...complications are common, particularly infections.There is a strong association between urge incontinence and falls and injuries. In one large study, over half of women who reported incontinence... Read more »Stress: Treatment
...opportunity for the subordinate to fight back or express anger. Stress builds up, but the worker has the illusion, even subconsciously, that the stress itself is providing safety or preparedness.... Read more »Images
Colles Fracture - Arm fracture related to stopping a fall... Read more »
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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 »
Health Care Providers Can Prevent Falls
August 05, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For one of the most common health problems in the elderly, prevention may be in the hands of health care providers. In a recent... Read summary »
Worry Disrupts Sleep of Caregivers
August 27, 2008By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Older adults who care for a loved one with dementia may need to... Read summary »
Daily Antidepressants Linked to Increased Fracture Risk
March 15, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking an antidepressant every day may increase the risk of fractures in older adults. New research from Canada reveals... Read summary »
Sleep Problems and Menopause
July 14, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) It's not just aging that causes sleep problems for women; hormones are partly to blame. According to research from the Rush... Read summary »
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