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PublisherMason Crest

ISBN-101422228371

ISBN-139781422228371

eBay Product ID (ePID)169845476

Product Key Features

TopicSocial Science / Psychology, Social Topics / Depression & Mental Illness

Book TitleSleep Disorders

Publication Year2013

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorJoan Esherick

Book SeriesThe State of Mental Illness and Its Therapy Ser.

FormatHardcover

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2013-008251

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Series Volume Number19

Grade ToUP

SynopsisYou've been doing it since birth. You will do it till you die. You spend a full third of your life doing it. So why is it so hard sometimes? Sleeping seems like it should be the easiest thing in the world. Lie back, close your eyes, and drift off to dream land! But for some people, sleep is anything but easy. For a growing segment of our population, sleep difficulties are becoming routine. In a recent survey done by the National Sleep Foundation, nearly 50 percent of Americans age eighteen or older reported that they are excessively tired during the day, presumably from lack of sleep at night. Teens are no exception: Nearly one out of three falls asleep in class once a week. We know we're chronically fatigued-but why are we so tired? Lifestyle issues, sleep habits, health conditions, medicines, drug abuse, stress-these can certainly rob us of sleep, but perhaps the greatest unrecognized source of our tiredness is a group of conditions called sleep disorders. Often undiagnosed, sleep disorders can seriously compromise the health and lives of those who wrestle with them. What are sleep disorders, and how can they be treated? What are their effects, and how does a person know if she has one? Using numerous case studies combined with easy-to-understand information, Sleep Disorders take a comprehensive look at the causes and symptoms of sleep disorders, methods of diagnosis and treatment, specific drugs used in treatment, and alternative strategies for management. By examining the causes and cures of these sleep robbers, readers will discover that, contrary to popular belief, it is possible to get a good night's sleep in our bustling world. Book jacket.

LC Classification NumberRC547.E835 2014