Sleep Disorders

• Latest News
• Sleep Troubles Can Jeopardize Alcoholics' Rehab (10/28/2004, Reuters Health)
• Sleepy Interns Committing Key Errors (10/28/2004, Reuters Health)
• Insomniacs May Have Other Health Problems (10/26/2004, United Press International)
• Breathing Problems during Sleep May Affect Mental Development in Infants and Young Children (10/07/2004, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• More News on Sleep Disorders

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Breathing Problems during Sleep May Affect Mental Development in Infants and Young Children (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

• Overviews
• Sleep Disorders (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish

• Health Check Tools
• Interactive Sleep Quiz (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Narcolepsy (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Sleep Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders (National Institutes of Health)

• Alternative Therapy
• Melatonin (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Questions and Answers about Valerian for Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)

• Specific Conditions
• Hypersomnia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Insomnia: How to Get a Good Night's Sleep (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Kleine-Levin Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Narcolepsy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Pain and Sleep (National Sleep Foundation)
• Sleep and the Traveler: How to Get the Most Out of Sleep When Traveling (National Sleep Foundation)
• Sleep Disorders (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• What Is Bruxism? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Coping
• Helping Yourself to a Good Night's Sleep (National Sleep Foundation)
• Living with Narcolepsy (National Sleep Foundation)
• Sick and Tired of Waking Up Sick and Tired? (Shift Workers) (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
• Tips for Shift Workers: How to Eat, Sleep and Stay Fit When You Work Unusual Hours (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Research
• Breathing Problems during Sleep May Affect Mental Development in Infants and Young Children (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Sleep and Safety (National Center on Sleep Disorders Research)
• Study in Dogs Shows That Histamine Is Key to Wakefulness (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Sustained Reduced Sleep Can Have Serious Consequences (National Institute of Nursing Research)

• Directories
• AASM -- Accredited Member Centers and Laboratories: Find a Sleep Center (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
• Need to Find Sleep Services in Your Community? (National Sleep Foundation)

• Organizations
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• American Sleep Apnea Association
• National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Sleep Foundation
• Society for Neuroscience

• Women
• Women & Sleep (National Sleep Foundation)

• Children
• Nightmares and Night Terrors in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Sleep Problems: Parasomnia (Nemours Foundation)
• Sleepwalking in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Star Sleeper (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Teenagers
• How Much Sleep Do I Need? (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Pointers for Parents (National Sleep Foundation)
• Sleep (Nemours Foundation)

• Seniors
• Good Night's Sleep (National Institute on Aging)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Melatonin: Does It Decline with Age? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Sleep and Aging (National Sleep Foundation)