Article: Knowledge can help beat insomnia

Article: WRITE WAY TO BEAT INSOMNIA
The Boston Globe;  March 15, 2001 ;     627 words ......most people with insomnia have tried all of...haven't said to that person. If you can't think...really care if the person in the letter is...stress, which drives insomniacs nuts. The rest of...say, because the person is dead or doesn...

Article: Strategies for the management of insomnia: An update on pharmacologic therapies
Formulary;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Conference Statement on chronic insomnia defined insomnia as "complaints of disturbed...Many factors can affect a person's ability to sleep; sleep...that adults suffering from insomnia reported greater difficulties...accomplishing tasks, and maintaining personal relationships, family ...

Article: When treating insomnia, consider comorbidities.(Psychosomatic Medicine)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Clinical Psychiatry News;  July 1, 2007 ;     378 words ......Psychiatrists. Mothers of newborn babies don't have insomnia; they simply don't have adequate opportunities for...Ford Hospital in Detroit. Because 90% of people with insomnia have other comorbid conditions, insomnia was seen as a symptom rather than an independent disorder...the National Institute of ...

Article: FOCUS@HEALTH; Insomnia afflicts roughly 10% of U.S. population
Filipino Reporter;  March 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Reporter 03-13-2003 INSOMNIA is the theme for...installment. What is insomnia? Insomnia is a condition where a person has difficulty...disorders, initial insomnia means difficulty...as long as the person falls asleep normally...sleeping pills) among persons who regularly ...

Article: Insomnia: Therapeutic Approach.
Southern Medical Journal;  September 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......their lives. [3] Insomnia becomes a problem...result in adverse personal, medical, or psychiatric...transient, short-term insomnias and more chronic...and short-term insomnias lasting from days...Bereavement or other personal crises often disturb...familiar with the person's habits, ...

Article: 'Night Owls' more likely to have insomnia-related symptoms
The Hindustan Times;  April 16, 2007 ;     386 words ......the Stanford University, persons who are labelled as 'night...pathological symptoms related to insomnia, despite many having the...serve to perpetuate the insomnia disorder, and might be particularly...treating this subgroup of insomniacs," Ong added. Insomnia, a classification of ...

Article: Researchers discover link between insomnia and depression in young adults
The Hindustan Times;  April 2, 2008 ;     459 words ......separately at insomnia alone, depression alone, and combined insomnia-depression. The results show that insomnia seems to be followed by depression more consistently than the other way around. In addition, we found that insomnia tended to be a chronic problem that gets more persistent...whereas ...

Article: WVU Psychology Department Offers Insomnia Treatment
The State Journal;  December 15, 2006 ;     541 words ......University is offering a new, drug-free treatment for insomnia. The treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, has been proved more effective and longer lasting than...you get the benefit only if you keep taking the pills." Insomnia is defined as difficulty falling asleep, staying ...

Article: Health: Chronic insomnia among adolescents.
PPI - Pakistan Press International;  February 10, 2008 ;     317 words ...Karachi, February 10 (PPI): Adolescents with insomnia, particularly chronic insomnia, are at greater risk of future somatic and especially psychological problems. Insomnia is a classification of sleep disorders in which a person has trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or waking...also be defined ...

Article: What is insomnia?
New Straits Times;  November 26, 2002 ;     700+ words ......11 per cent Northern Europe four-22 per cent (severe insomnia) Nature of sleeping problems Fifty eight per cent report...Difficulty in falling asleep - 51 per cent Types of insomnia There are three basic types of insomnia: transient, short-term and chronic. Transient insomnia lasts only a few ...

Article: Best treatment for insomnia is one that's tailored specifically to you.(The Providence Journal)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  June 29, 2001 ;     700+ words ......the matter with you? It's insomnia, and you know it. In the...feel as if you're the only person awake, but you're not. Last...Foundation poll that they have insomnia a few nights a week or more...medication is good in chronic insomnia only when you have a coexistent...intermittent or transient ...

Article: No rest for Pacino through 'Insomnia'
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 19, 2002 ;     691 words ......role in the film version of "Angels in America." In "Insomnia," he has earned his stripes as veteran cop Will Dormer...during the next week when tragedy strikes and his own insomnia (it's light outside day and night) begins to mess with...interested in the role because he has suffered from insomnia. ...

Article: The Role of Acceptance and Mindfulness in the Treatment of Insomnia
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......mindfulness techniques may be beneficial in the treatment of insomnia. First, it is argued that sleep is facilitated by cognitive...schematic model of sleep and sleeplessness. Keywords: insomnia; mindfulness; acceptance; controlled information processing...that are involved in the development and maintenance of ...

Article: How to combat sleep patterns, substances that lead to insomnia
University Wire;  November 21, 2000 ;     700+ words ......you can tell. University insomniacs are usually a tightly-knit...popular misconception is that insomnia involves the number of hours of sleep a person gets, or how long it takes...Health Information Center, insomnia is the perception or complaint...article, "Many longtime insomniacs become ...