A woman's guide to sleep disorders

Kryger, Meir H. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0071425276 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: xx, 316 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
print
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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 -- Can't stop moving: restless legs syndrome -- Sleep breathing disorders: snoring and sleep apnea -- Narcolepsy -- Afraid to sleep and other unusual ailments -- It's my medical condition -- 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.