Barone, Daniel A.
Summary: News about sleep is everywhere we turn, and the statistics are numbing: Some 50-70 million Americans are affected by chronic sleep disorders and intermittent sleep problems; an estimated 30-35% of adults complain of insomnia; one in every 25 Americans takes a prescription sleep medication; more than a third of American adults don't get enough sleep on a regular basis; sleep disorders account...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 BARWright, Julie
Summary: "Sleep is not only crucial to our overall health, but it also serves as the backbone of coping mechanisms in our restless, modern world. Now, with many of us feeling over-tired and under pressure, it's more important than ever to get a good night's sleep, and The Natural Sleeper offers a comprehensive collection of therapeutic solutions to improve sleep using natural remedies. Combining...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 WRICopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 WRIReiss, Benjamin
Summary: "Humans have slept since the dawn of our species. And yet the way humans sleep across history has changed dramatically, most disastrously in our own modern era. For the last two centuries sleep, the industrialized West has reduced sleep to one narrow definition: hours of unbroken slumber, in a private chamber, alone or with at most one additional partner. And this artificial cultural definition...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 REIMoshfegh, Nicole
Summary: Make your bed and actually sleep in it. The Book of Sleep provides dozens of quick, easy, and evidence-based strategies that are more effective and sustainable than sleep medication for people who suffer from insomnia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 MOSLeschziner, Guy
Summary: Insomnia, narcolepsy, night terrors, apnea, and sleepwalking are just a sampling of conditions afflicting sufferers who cannot sleep-- and their experiences in trying are the stuff of nightmares. Demoniac hallucinations frighten people into paralysis. Restless legs rock both the sleepless and their sleeping partners with unpredictable and uncontrollable kicking. Out-of-sync circadian rhythms...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 LESMcGirr, Michael
Summary: Michael McGirr always had trouble sleeping. The arrival of twins, however, made him realize that he'd never before known true exhaustion. And while he celebrated these small children who brought him so much joy and tiredness, he found himself on a desperate and bone-weary journey in search of just a few extra winks a night. It was an adventure that would teach him more about what exactly sleep...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 612.8 MCGSummary: "Provides basic consumer health information about the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sleep disorders in children and adults, along with facts about diseases that affect sleep and the health consequences of sleep deprivation. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics 2019
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Summary: An expert on mind-body therapies teams up with a clinical psychologist, who specializes in behavioral sleep and dream medicine, to provide an innovative sleep-health program that helps those who have trouble sleeping change their lifestyle and achieve a good night's rest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 613.7 WEIStevenson, Shawn
Summary: "Is high-quality sleep the missing component to help you shed fat for good, stave off diseases, and keep you productive? In Sleep Smarter, Shawn Stevenson, host of the popular podcast, The Model Health Show, answers these and many other sleep-related questions.As a teenager, Stevenson was diagnosed with a degenerative bone disease. He gave up on his health and his body, until he decided to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 STESummary: Even though many experts recommend eight hours of sleep a night, getting that much rest often seems impossible. This program offers ten scientific ways to get quality sleep, and more of it. These techniques include sleep restriction programs for people with insomnia, explained by Professor Colin Espie of the University of Glasgow's Sleep Centre; fasting to beat jet lag, presented by Harvard's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Some people wander, get dressed, even eat in their sleep. Others lash out in violent ways. Is it possible that people can commit complex crimes-even murder-while walking in their sleep? With only a dead victim and a seemingly disoriented suspect at the scene of the crime, it's hard to know for sure. This program explores the question, following extensive sleep tests performed on accused...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Zadra, Antonio
Summary: "A comprehensive exploration of what dreams are, where they come from, what they mean, and why we have them. Questions on the origins and meaning of dreams are as old as humankind, and persist to this day to excite and confound us. When Brains Dream addresses the core questions about dreams while illuminating the most up-to-date science in the field. Written by two world-renowned sleep and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 ZADCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 ZADSummary: With cutting-edge experiments and intriguing case studies, this program explores the science of dreams-revealing their impact on our memories, learning processes, and mental health. Contrasting REM-sleep dreams with those occurring in non-REM sleep, the film examines the roles of the amygdala and the parietal lobe and the ways in which depression and stroke affect, or are affected by, dream...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Riha, Renata L.
Summary: Offering practical information and suggestions, a question-and-answer guide draws on the latest medical research to describe the causes and types of sleep disorders, examine the full spectrum of available treatments and complementary therapies, and discuss ways to improve the quality of one's life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 RIHSummary: An inability to sleep is far more than a nuisance-it's a genuine health problem. This program examines insomnia from a medical perspective, exploring the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of the disorder. Interviews with doctors who specialize in treating sleep difficulties provide historical background on the affliction, the personal and professional hazards it can present, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Forty million Americans suffer from insomnia. Another 56 million can't sleep because of pain. This program from The Doctor Is In provides specific information on how to get a good night's sleep. The topics of breathing disorders such as apnea are discussed, along with the conditions of narcolepsy and restless legs. Dr. Peter Hauri of the Mayo Clinic and Dr. Allan Pack of the University of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Hirshkowitz, Max.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2004
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 616.8498 HIRMax, D. T. (Daniel T.)
Summary: Explores prions, enigmatic brain proteins, and their influence on human life, examining the case of an Italian family victimized for two centuries by a fatal familial insomnia, and the links between prions and various brain maladies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health MaxSummary: At various moments throughout the day, people with narcolepsy experience a sudden urge to sleep. If the urge becomes overwhelming, they may sleep for periods lasting from a few seconds to several minutes. This program examines the chronic neurological disorder and its connection to the brain's inability to regulate the correct times for sleeping and waking. Illustrating the profoundly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Over 19 million Americans have obstructive sleep apnea. But the potentially fatal disorder only presents during sleep-so a large number of sufferers remain unaware of the danger. This program explores the causes of OSA and the treatments available for it. Two instructive case studies will help viewers understand and feel comfortable about current diagnostic approaches, including the completion...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Greene, Gayle
Contents: Insomnia -- Sleepstarved -- Blame the victim -- Sleepless in Seattle : the conferences -- The brain of an insomniac -- Sleep, stress, and stages of life -- Rock, hard place : the drugs -- Change your attitude, change your ways : behavioral modification -- Asleep at the switch : the clinics -- Alternatives -- Bedding down with the beast -- Making change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8498 GRESummary: Over 40 million American adults suffer each year from a variety of chronic sleep problems, prompting extensive research into sleep patterns and potential obstacles to healthy sleep. This program explores sleep disorders, how they are diagnosed, and how they can be easily managed or treated. Viewers will learn how various disorders are usually classified into three major categories: lack of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007