THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION GUIDE TO BETTER SLEEP

by American Medical Association ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 30, 1984

Like earlier entries in this AMA series, this is a comprehensive, accurate, and meticulous guide--here, to the medical understanding of sleep. Those merely obsessed with the subject will find answers to every conceivable physiological question; those suffering from any one of the many sleep disorders will find simple self-help and medical treatment measures. The text is divided simply into ""Normal Sleep,"" ""Troubled Sleep,"" and ""Better Sleep."" The introduction, however, targets specific chapters for those with problems falling or staying asleep (insomnia in general, or sleeping pills, or mental troubles, or specific measures to take); those with problems staying awake (narcolepsy, mental troubles again); and those with problems that occur during sleep (dreams, how illness may affect sleep). Altogether, it's chock-full of the latest findings from the very active sleep-research field, so even the unaffected will find plenty of interest. (Heart patients, it's been established, may experience chest pain during anxious dreams; they can now be treated with drugs which suppress the REM, or dreaming stage of sleep.) The latest, most complete word on the subject--with solid advice for those with sleep disturbances.

Pub Date: April 30, 1984

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Random House

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 15, 1984

Categories: NONFICTION