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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stores, Gregory
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series:Facts (Oxford, England)
Subjects:
Insomnia.
Sleep disorders.
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Sleep Wake Disorders
Insomnie.
Troubles du sommeil.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Sleep & Sleep Disorders.
Insomnia
Sleep disorders
Slapeloosheid.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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