Insomnia and other adult sleep problems /
Many adults suffer from disturbed sleep. There are many possible causes for sleep problems, some psychological, others physical, and these can lead to unneccessary problems with health and well-being. Comprehensive but easily understood, this book will help you to identify and explain problems leadi...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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Colección: | Facts (Oxford, England)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Why is sleep so important?
- What is sleep?
- Changes in sleep with age
- Signs of unsatisfactory sleep
- Sleep problems and their underlying causes (sleep disorders)
- Not sleeping well (insomnia)
- Treatments for insomnia
- Excessive sleepiness
- Disturbed behaviour and strange experiences related to sleep (parasomnias)
- Particular groups at special risk of sleep problems and their consequences
- Sleep disorders misinterpreted as other medical or psychological conditions
- Getting help with your sleep problem.