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Dr. Amrit Lal. Understanding the Language of Silence - Sleep, Sleep Behavior and Sleep Disorders
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chapter: 1. SLEEP - A DIVINE NAP
SLEEP - A DIVINE NAP
THE BRAIN DURING SLEEP
A PERIOD OF RELATIVE QUIESCENCE
SLEEP IS NOT HIBERNATION
GENDER ISSUE
PHASES OF MOON & SLEEP
A MATTER OF CONCERN
Chapter:2. SLEEP: NATURE‘S BEST MEDICINE
SLEEP – NATURE’S BEST MEDICINE
AN ACCEPTED NORM
HORMONES – GOOD AND BAD
SLEEPING IS NOT A SIN
BI-DIRECTIONAL LINK
PRIMARY SLEEP DISORDER
RISK OF CANCER AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
SLEEP DISORDERS IN THE SENIORS
INCREASE IN LONGIVITY
PATHOGENESIS
Chapter: 3. WHY/HOW WE SLEEP?
WHY/HOW WE SLEEP?
PRUNNING REDUNDANDANCY
SYNAPSE WEAKENING
BODY & BRAIN
REMEMBERING & FORGETTING
RETENTION & REJECTION
SLEEP LEARNING
AN UNANSWERED QUESTION
Chapter: 4. SLEEP IN THE ELDERLY POPULATION
SLEEP IN THE ELDERLY
CHANGES IN HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
SLEEP DISORDERS MORE SPECIFIC TO THE ELDERLY
DECLINE IN SLEEP TIME
NEED/ABILITY TO SLEEP
SLEEP ARCHITECTURE
ASPS / NIGHT OWL PATTERN
ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN
CATARACT REMOVAL
PROMISES & LIMITATIONS
TO BE PROACTIVE
Chapter: 5. REPROGRAMING BODY’S BIOLOGICAL CLOCK FOR SOUND SLEEP
REPROGRAMING BODY’S BIOLOGICAL CLOCK FOR SOUND SLEEP
THE MASTER CLOCK
SLEEP RHYTHMS
EXPOSURE TO LIGHT AND SLEEP RHYTHM
PHYSIOLOGICAL PROSESSES
FURTIVE FUNCTIONING
HORMONE OF DARKNESS - MELATONIN
JET LAG
INDUSTRILIZATION
SHIFT WORK
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
Chapter: 6. AGING AND SLEEP DISORDERS
AGING AND SLEEP DISORDERS
MULTIPLE FACTORS
RISK - ALL PERVASIVE
DECLINE IN SLEEP TIME
FACTORS THAT DISTURB SLEEP IN THE ELDERLY
COMMON/PRIMARY SLEEP DISORDERS IN THE ELDERLY
THE FIRST OPTION
Chapter: 7. MID-DAY NAPS
MID-DAY NAPS (Siesta) POWER NAPS TO RECHARGE HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Mid-Day Physiology
An Ancient Ritual
A Well-Timed Cup Of Coffee
Optimal Benefits
Health Benefits
Some Famous Siesta Addicts
A New Work Culture
REPORTED BENEFITS
Chapter: 8. SLEEP DISORDERS - INSOMNIA. The Trauma of Modernity
SLEEP DISORDERS : INSOMNIA
TRANSIENT VERSUS CHRONIC INSOMNIA
NEGATIVE CONDITIONING
EPIDEMIOLOGY
CAUSES
DEPRESSION
ECONOMIC BURDEN
TREATMENT OPTIONS
Chapter:9. SLEEP DISORDERS - OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA) AND SLEEP RELATED DISORDERED BREATING (SRDB)
SLEEP RELATED DISORDERED BREATING (SRDB ) OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA)
TWO TYPES OF SLEEP APNEA
A SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEM
INTERVENTIONS FOR RELIEF
Chapter:10. SLEEP DISORDERS - SOMNAMBULISM (Sleep Walking)
SOMNAMBULISM OR SLEEP RELATED BEHAVIOR DISORDER (SLEEP WALKING)
Chapter:11. PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENTS (PLMD) AND RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME (RLS)
SLEEP DISORDERS: PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENTS (PLMD) AND RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME (RLS)
Chapter:12. SLEEP DISORDERS - Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS)
SLEEP DISORDERS. Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS)
SYMPTOMS
CONTRIBUTING CAUSES & CONSEQUENCES
NOT A BENIGN ISSUE
Chapter:13. SLEEP DISORDERS - Narcolepsy, Cataplexy, Sleep Paralysis, Nighttime Eating Syndrome, Exploding Head Syndrome, Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome, Bruxism and Hypersomnia
SLEEP DISORDERS
NARCOLEPSY
CATAPLEXY
SLEEP PARALYSIS
NIGHT TIME EATING SYNDROME (NTES)
Nightmares
Exploding Head Syndrome
Non-24-hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
Bruxism
Hypersomnia
LARGELY UN-RECOGNISED AND UNDER-DIAGNOSED
Chapter:14. SLEEPING PILLS - BANE OR BENEFICIAL
SLEEPING PILLS FOR THE ELDERLY. BANE OR BENEFICIAL
WIDELY PRESCRIBED
SOME GOOD NEWS
TREAT SYMPTOMS
A WORD OF CAUTION
A NEW CLASS OF SLEEPING PILLS
A NEW SLEEPING PILL!
NOT THE SAME
NEGATIVE OUTCOMES
SHORT TERM SOLUTION
UNDER LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES
BENZODIAZAPINES
HYPNOTICS
ALCOHOL
NICOTINE
OTC (Over the Counter) SLEEP MEDICATIONS
BETTER - AS NEEDED
DARK SIDE OF SLEEPING PILLS
SOME OF THE MORE COMMONLY USED SLEEPING PILLS
Chapter:15. DESTINATION - SOUND SLEEP WITHOUT SLEEPING PILLS
DESTINATION - SOUND SLEEP WITHOUT SLEEPING PILLS
FIRST TASK
STIMULANTS
SLEEP ENVIRONMENT
SLEEPING POSTURES
LIGHT EXERCISE
STRESS DIFFUSION
A GLASS OF MILK
WORRY/ANXIETY
INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS
SLEEP HYGIENE
NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS
Chapter: Epilogue. SLEEP DISORDERS IN CHILDREN - GENESIS AND PROGONOSIS
SLEEP DISORDERS IN CHILDREN. Genesis and Prognosis
HOW MUCH SLEEP?
SLEEP DISORDERS IN CHILDREN – AN OVERLOOKED ISSUE
NOT MUCH ATTENTION
SNORING, BED-WETTING AND OBESITY
TYPES OF SLEEP DISORDERS
DEPRESSIVE MOMS
SLEEP HYGIENE
SLEEPING WITH PARENTS
SEPERATION ANXIETY
GLOSSARY
