A woman's guide to sleep disorders /

Kryger, Meir H.

A woman's guide to sleep disorders / Meir H. Kryger ; foreword by Barbara Phillips ; introduction by Richard Gelula. - New York : McGraw-Hill, 2004. - xx, 316 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Pt. I: A good night's sleep: what is normal? what is abnormal? -- What is sleep? -- Sleep through the stages of life -- How the menstrual cycle affects sleep -- How pregnancy affects sleep -- How menopause affects sleep -- Pt. II: Do I have a sleep problem? -- How to tell if you have a sleep problem -- My family's sleep problems are keeping me awake -- My body clock is different -- Sleeping in a world that never sleeps -- Pt. III: Can't sleep, can't stay awake -- Insomnia -- Restless legs syndrome -- Sleep breathing disorders: snoring and sleep apnea -- Narcolepsy -- Afraid to sleep and other unusual ailments -- Medical conditions -- Psychiatric disorders -- Drugs and products that contribute to sleep disorders -- Pt. IV: You have a sleep disorder, now what? -- Getting help from your doctor and the sleep clinic -- Treating insomnia without pills -- Medications that treat sleep disorders -- Time for bed -- Appendix A: The National Sleep Foundation sleep diary -- Appendix B: Caffeine content of common products.

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Insomnia.
Sleep disorders--Treatment.
Women--Health and hygiene.
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