Sleep your questions answered

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ISBN: 9781405334051 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1405334053 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (192 p.) : col. ill.
Publisher: London ; New York : Dorling Kindersley, 2007.

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	[pt. 1]. Understanding sleep -- The rhythms of sleep -- The states of sleep -- Chemicals involved in sleep -- Amount of sleep -- Night owls and early birds -- Dreams and dreaming -- [pt. 2]. Sleeping well -- Getting enough sleep -- Sleeping environments -- Sleep promotion -- Sleep disrupters -- Mood and memory -- Sleep diary -- [pt. 3]. Sleep disorders -- Disrupted sleep -- Insomnia -- Narcolepsy and abnormal daytime sleepiness -- Sleep-disordered breathing -- Treating sleep apnea with CPAP -- Snoring -- Limb movement disorders -- Disorders in the timing of sleep -- Reducing the effects of jet lag -- Parasomnias -- [pt. 4]. Illness, aging, and sleep -- Respiratory disorders -- Hormonal imbalances, heart disease, and indigestion -- Sleep and cancer -- Sleep and pain -- Sleep and mood disorders -- Could I be depressed? -- Sleep and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) -- How aging affects sleep -- Sleep and drugs --
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.