Insomnia and other sleep disorders are very common, yet are not generally well understood by doctors and other health care professionals. Now the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has released up-to-the-minute guidelines in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, published by SAGE, to guide psychiatrists and physicians caring for those with sleep problems...
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September 4, 2010
Easing Sleepless Nights: New Guidelines
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August 19, 2010
Melatonin and Sleep Disorders in Children
I previously posted a study that found melatonin to be an effective treatment for insomnia among children with autism. This post has been accessed via Google search more than any other Brain Posts. It is apparent that many people are interested in the potential role of melatonin in treating sleep problems in children.There have been several research and clinical guideline manuscripts
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November 4, 2009
Coffee Decreases Quality Of Daytime Recovery Sleep For Night Workers
Night-shift workers should avoid drinking coffee if they wish to improve their sleep, according to research published in the journal Sleep Medicine. A new study led by Julie Carrier, a Université de Montréal psychology professor and a researcher at the affiliated Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur Sleep Disorders Centre, has found the main byproduct of coffee, caffeine, interferes with sleep and this sid
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June 12, 2009
Sleep disorders tied to mortality risk (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
whether from insomnia, sleep fragmentation, or nightmares - is associated with increased risk of death, according to several presentations this week in Seattle at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
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April 23, 2009
Are Older Patients Denied Access To Psychological Services Due To Ageism In The UK?
New research has found that there are serious gaps in the treatments available to older patients experiencing later life problems associated with old age including depression, anxiety disorders, panic disorder and sleep disorders in the U.K.
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