Sleep Disorders Archives

Studies Link Insomnia to Depression in Young and Old - April 1, 2008

Two studies appearing in this month's edition of the journal SLEEP provide new insight into the relationship between insomnia and depression. The first study followed 591 young adults for 20 years. Results showed that the prevalence and severity of insomnia...
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Too Much or Too Little Sleep Increases Risk of Mortality - October 2, 2007

Sleep anything but seven to eight hours a night and you may greatly increase your risk of death, shows a Finnish study of 21,268 twins published in yesterday's issue of the journal SLEEP. Based on questionnaires completed between 1975 and...
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Sleep Sex: More Nightmare Than Dream Come True - June 13, 2007

From "dirty talk" to intercourse, men and women suffering from a rare but legitimate set of disorders may engage in a variety of sexual activity, both alone or involving others, all while asleep. Because amnesia is a symptom, those who...
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How Snoring May Lower Your Child's IQ - March 12, 2007

Sleep disorders pose an even greater threat to intellectual impairment in children than lead exposure, says a new study by the University of Virginia Health System. Studying children with enlarged tonsils and adenoids, researchers found that those who snored nightly...
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What Would You Decide After 53 Hours Without Sleep? - March 2, 2007

On top of hurting your health and damaging your memory, it seems lack of sleep can also influence your moral decision-making skills. A study by researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research tested 26 healthy adults on the...
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Poor Sleep Hurts Young and Old - February 15, 2007

While we often hear about working adults' lack of shut-eye, two studies released this week show that both teens and seniors also suffer from not sleeping enough--or well enough. The first, published in the yesterday's Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine,...
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Nightmares, Sleep Difficulties May Precede Suicide Attempt - January 4, 2007

Nine out of ten people who attempt suicide report having experienced sleep disturbances, shows a Swedish study of 165 patients. The most common disturbances were difficulties falling asleep (73 percent), difficulties staying asleep (69 percent), and awakening early (58 percent)....
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Resisting Sleep May Help Insomniacs - November 16, 2006

In order to treat insomnia and chronic exhaustion, some specialists are now prescribing "sleep restriction," which allows people go to bed only for the amount of time they are already able to sleep, gradually increasing this time and thus reducing...
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Behavior Therapy Helps Seniors Sleep - October 10, 2006

A study at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has found behavioral therapy to be highly effective in treating senior citizens with insomnia. Twenty-five patients who reported persistent problems sleeping were brought in for the experiment. Seventeen received behavior...
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