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Research Notes on Sleep Disorders
A sleep disorder (somnipathy) is a medical disorder of the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental, and emotional functioning. A test commonly ordered for some sleep disorders is the polysomnogram. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- The most common sleep disorders are: insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and narcolepsy.
- Change in lifestyle, such as shift work change, can contribute to sleep disorders.
- Treatment for sleep disorders are grouped into three categories: behavioral therapy/psychotherpeutic treatments, medications, other somatic treatments.
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What Are Sleep Disorders?
- Wikipedia: Sleep Disorders
- Gale Encyclopedia (via HealthAtoZ): Sleep Disorders Definition
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Understanding Sleep: Sleep Disorders
- eMedicineHealth: Disorders That Disrupt Sleep (Parasomnias) Overview
- U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration: Sleep Disorders
- WebMD: Sleep problems
What Are The Symptoms of Sleep Disorders?
- Mayo Clinic: Insomnia: Signs and symptoms
- WebMD: Sleep Disorders: Symptoms & Types
- WikiHealth: Insomnia
- MedicineNet: Your Guide To Healthy Sleep: Could You Have a Sleep Disorder
- Trinity Iowa Health: Sleep Disorders Recognition and Consequences
- Yale University School of Medicine: Symptoms and Disorders Often Associated with Sleep Disorders
- eMedicineHealth: Sleep Disorder Symptoms
What Are The Causes and Complications of Sleep Disorders?
- eMedicineHealth: Sleep Disorders in Women Causes
- WebMD: Attention Deficit Problems Seen in Patients with Sleep Disorders
- American Insomnia Association: Causes of Insomnia
- RealAge: Sleep Disorders Basics-What the Causes Are
- Neurology Channel: Sleep Disorders Causes
- Mid-West Centers for Sleep Disorders: What Causes Sleep Disorders?
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Sleep Disorders?
- A.D.A.M. (via Baylor Health Care System): Sleep Disorders: Treatment
- About.com: Sleep Disorder Treatment
- WebMD: Sleep Disorders Guide: Treatment & Care
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Sleep Disorders?
- MedicineNet: Alternative therapy for insomnia and other sleep disorders
- HealthAtoZ: Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Sleep Disorders
- American Insomnia Association: Guidelines for Better Sleep
- Mayo Clinic: Insomnia: Complementary and alternative medicine
What Are The Types of Sleep Disorders?
- WebMD: Sleep Disorders: Symptoms & Types
- KidsHealth: Common Sleep Problems
- HelpGuide: Common Types of Sleep Disorders
- The Merck Manual: Types of Sleep Disorders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Key Sleep Disorders
How Do You Prevent Sleep Disorders?
- WebMD: How to Sleep Better
- National Women's Health Resource Center (via Prevention): Sleep Disorders Prevention
- The Brain Matters: Sleep Disorder-Prevention
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Sleep Disorders
- Sleep Disorders Blog: How to Beat Insomnia
- Well.com: Insomnia? 41 Simple Tips to Help You Get to Sleep - Insomnia treatment, cures
- WebMD Blog: Sleep Disorders: How Many Years Can You Sleep Off?
- HealthCentral SharePosts: Sleep Disorders
- Revolution Health: Stories on Sleep
Foundations and Support Groups on Sleep Disorders
- National Sleep Foundation: Waking America to the Importance of Sleep
- American Insomnia Association: Awareness, Education, and Research
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Sleep Disorders
- National Sleep Foundation: National Sleep Foundation Forum
- Insomnia Sleep: Forum
- DailyStrength: Insomnia Support Community
- DailyStrength: Sleep Problems - Childhood Support Community
- DailyStrength: Sleep Apnea Support Community
- WebMD Forums: Sleep Disorders
- HealthBoards: Sleep Disorders
- Yahoo Groups: Sleep Disorders
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Sleep Disorders
- National Institute of Health: Conference Statement on Manifestations and Management of Chronic Insomnia in Adults
- Journal of the American Medical Association Search: Sleep Disorders
- PubMed Central Search: Sleep Disorders
- Google Scholar Search: Sleep Disorders
Clinical Trials on Sleep Disorders
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Sleep Disorders
- CenterWatch: Search Results for Clinical Trials on Sleep Disorders
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- Reviewer: Pat Washburn
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Unity
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- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Sleep Study, Sleeping problem, Problems sleeping, Sleeping well, Parasomnias, Sleeping Disorders, Somnipathy, Sleep Disorder, Sleeping Disorder, Sleep Problems, Sleeping Problems
- Last update: Apr. 16, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
