Insomnia and other adult sleep problems / Gregory Stores.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stores, Gregory, author.

Series:

Facts (Oxford, England)

Oxford scholarship online.

The facts

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insomnia.

Sleep disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author provides comprehensive but easily understood information about the possible causes, significance and treatment of sleep problems such as insomnia and excessive sleepiness.

Contents:

Introduction

Why is sleep so important?

What is sleep?

Changes in sleep with age

Signs of unsatisfactory sleep

Sleep problems and their underlying causes (sleep disorders)

Not sleeping well (insomnia)

Treatments for insomnia

Excessive sleepiness

Disturbed behaviour and strange experiences related to sleep (parasomnias)

Particular groups at special risk of sleep problems and their consequences

Sleep disorders misinterpreted as other medical or psychological conditions

Getting help with your sleep problem.

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-136) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-04602-6

1-283-58079-9

9786613893246

0-19-157579-8

OCLC:

727645840