Insomnia WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Insomnia
Most people suffer from occasional insomnia or sleeplessness due to things such as stress, depression, heartburn, pain, or drinking too much caffeine or alcohol.1 However, insomnia can be chronic. Insomnia can affect a person's energy level and mood, as well as weaken the immune system.1 The causes of insomnia are typically sleep disorders, physical disorders, or psychiatric disorders.2
Fast Facts:
- Insomnia is 1.4 times more common in women than men.3
- Some people only need four or five hours of sleep per night, but others need nine or ten hours to be fully rested.1
- Types of insomnia include: transient insomnia, acute insomnia and chronic insomnia.3
- Patterns of insomnia include: onset insomnia, middle-of-the-night insomnia, middle insomnia and terminal or late insomnia.3
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What is Insomnia?
- eHealthMD: What is Insomnia?
- Merck Manuals: Insomnia
- Wikipedia: Insomnia
What Are The Symptoms of Insomnia?
- PsychCentral: Primary Insomnia: Symptoms
- eMedicineHealth: Insomnia Symptoms
- Healthwise (via WebMD): Insomnia - Symptoms
- MedicineNet: Insomnia: Symptoms and Causes
- NHLBI: What are the Signs and Symptoms of Insomnia?
What Are The Causes and Complications of Insomnia?
- SleepChannel: Insomnia: Causes | Psychiatric Disorders | Medical Disorders
- Mayo Clinic: Insomnia: Causes | Complications
- MySleepCentral: Causes of Chronic Insomnia
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Insomnia?
- SleepChannel: Insomnia - Treatment, Medications
- Merck Manuals: Insomnia Insomnia: Treatment
- Healthwise (via WebMD): Insomnia - Treatment Overview
- National Sleep Foundation: Treatment for Insomnia
- eMedicineHealth: Insomnia Medications
- WebMD: New Insomnia Drug Offers Lasting Relief (Oct. 22, 2003)
- eHealthMD: Can Medication Help Insomnia?
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Insomnia?
- Mayo Clinic: Insomnia: Alternative Medicine | Lifestyle and Home Remedies
- Herbs for Health and Healing (via MotherNature.com): Insomnia
- The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Women (via MotherNature.com): Insomnia
- Symptoms, Their Causes & Cures (via MotherNature.com): Insomnia
- Holistic Online: Alternative and Integral Therapies for Insomnia and Sleep Disorders
- eHow: How to Use Holistic Medicine to Treat Insomnia
- Holistic Internet Community: Nine Herbs for Insomnia
- Help Me To Sleep: Natural Sleep Remedies
- HelpGuide: Insomnia Causes and Cures
What Are The Types of Insomnia?
- WrongDiagnosis: Different Types of Insomnia
- Mayo Clinic: Insomnia: Types
- Stanford: Insomnia Information: Different Kinds of Insomnia
- Wikipedia: Types of Insomnia
- ShutEye: Types of Insomnia
How Do You Prevent Insomnia?
- WebMD: Understanding Insomnia - Prevention
- A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Insomnia: Preventive Care
- National Jewish Health (via U.S. News): Insomnia: Prevention
- Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (via Healthline): Insomnia: Prevention
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Insomnia
- WebMD: Sleep Disorder Blogs
- Heathology (via Healthline): Taking an Inventory of Your Sleep Habits
- LifeTips: Sleep Disorders Tips
Foundations and Support Groups on Insomnia
- National Sleep Foundation: Waking America to the Importance of Sleep
- American Sleep Association: Insomnia Support and Education
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Insomnia
- American Sleep Association: Insomnia Forum
- Talk About Sleep: Sleep Disorder Message Boards
- eHealthForum: Sleep Disorders Forum
- DailyStrength: Insomnia Support Group
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Insomnia
- Journal of the American Medical Association Search: Insomnia Articles
- PubMed Central Search: Insomnia Articles
- Google Scholar Search: Insomnia Articles
Clinical Trials on Insomnia
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Insomnia Trials
- CenterWatch: Insomnia Studies
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mayo Clinic: Insomnia
- ↑ SleepChannel: Insomnia Causes
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wikipedia: Insomnia
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