A Brief Guide to Chronic Insomnia Disorder
What is chronic insomnia disorder?The official Diagnostic Criteria for Chronic Insomnia Disorder provide an excellent “tick-off-list” to determine what symptoms are present, and if...
Ten Easy Steps to Becoming an Early Bird
by Michael Terman, PhDIf you decide you want to be more of an early bird, here are ten concrete steps you can take. They...
The Night, and Sleep, Need Darkness
The Night, and Sleep, Need DarknessWe are losing the night. Most parts of the world are lit up with streetlights and other sources of...
Challenging the Tendency to Oversleep: A Strategy for Confronting Chronic Depression
Chronic depression is a common and disabling disorder that is often resistant to standard antidepressant treatment. Many patients with chronic depression have a strong...
Sleeping Tips When Staying Indoors During Isolation Period
Why does getting up at the same time every day make you sleep better at night? How does the time you eat affect your...
Power Naps Bring Power
Power Naps Bring PowerSleep science is very curious about napping. Some people do it, others avoid it, babies are multiple nappers, oldies need to...
The Secrets of Falling Asleep
In the sleep medicine toolbox, doctors differentiate between the disorders ofFalling asleep (sleep onset disorder)
Staying asleep (sleep continuity disorder)
Early morning awakeningOur...
Melatonin and Its Uses
Google “melatonin” and the search engine will provide nearly 2 million references at the time of writing (August 2020). These vary from factual science...
Sleep and Aging: Why Does Sleep Change as We Age?
Sleep is controlled by our “sleep need” and by our circadian clock. This “two-process” model of sleep basically says that we have to be...
Dividing sleep across day and night: polyphasic sleep is not for most of us
What do Leonardo da Vinci, Nicola Tesla, and Cristiano Ronaldo have in common? All of them allegedly followed or still follow a so-called “polyphasic...
