Sleep disorders for dummies

Type Book

Rate 0.0 /5

A guide to finding relief for the forty million Americans that suffer from some form of sleep disorder includes information on the disorders themselves and advice on improving sleeping habits.

Details

Files

Reviews

Download

Title Statements

Full title :Sleep disorders for dummies / by Max Hirshkowitz and Patricia B. Smith ; foreword by William C. Dement.

Summary

A guide to finding relief for the forty million Americans that suffer from some form of sleep disorder includes information on the disorders themselves and advice on improving sleeping habits.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2004.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley Pub
Place of Publication:Hoboken, NJ
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2004.

The Physical Object

Description:xxii, 355 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0764539019, 9780764539015
oclc:ocm55112151
LC Classification:RC547
Dewey Decimal:616.8/498

pt. I.I couldn't sleep at all last night -- 1. Sleep, blessed sleep -- 2. Evaluating your sleep -- 3. What's up, Doc? : getting a diagnosis -- pt. II. Insomnia : the most famous dyssomnia of them all -- 4. I can't sleep a wink : examining insomnia -- 5. Dealing with secondary insomnia -- 6. Adopting a sleep-well lifestyle -- 7. Adjusting your bedroom environment for a better night's sleep -- pt. III. Everything you need to know about other troubling dyssomnias -- 8. Mixing up day for night : circadian rhythm disorders -- 9. There's snoring, and then there's snoring : dealing with sleep apnea -- 10. Falling asleep standing up : narcolepsy and hypersomnia -- pt. IV. Walking, talking, and other parasomnias -- 11. While you were sleeping : walking, talking, and other strange nighttime activities -- 12. Night terrors and other frightening or unpleasant sleep problems -- 13. Living with a parasomnia -- 14. Battling the midnight blues : pediatric sleep disorders -- pt. V. The part of tens -- 15. The top ten sleep disrupters, and how to deal with 'em -- 16. Ten signs that your bedmate has a sleep disorder -- 17. Ten tips to help you turn your bedroom into a sleep sanctuary -- Appendix. Re…