Sleeping well

Sleeping well

In a study by Cruse et al. published in BMC Medicine, patients with severe brain damage who were in the Vegetative or Minimally Conscious States (VS or MCS, respectively) from traumatic and nontraumatic etiologies had assessments of circadian rhythms using an actigraph, a device worn on a limb to evaluate circadian rhythmicity, in this population. This is a novel approach and is being used as a...

Tanacetum parthenium enhances pentobarbital-induced sleeping behaviors

Objective: Sleep disorders are among the most common psychiatric and medical conditions. In the present study, the hypnotic effect of Tanacetum parthenium was studied in mice.  Material and Methods: The hydro-alcoholic extract (HAE) of T. parthenium and three fractions of it, namely water fraction (WF), ethyl acetate fra...

Sleeping well with cancer: a systematic review of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in cancer patients

Individuals with cancer are disproportionately affected by sleep disturbance and insomnia relative to the general population. These problems can be a consequence of the psychological, behavioral, and physical effects of a cancer diagnosis and treatment. Insomnia often persists for years and, when combined with already high levels of cancer-related distress, may place cancer survivors at a highe...

Nursing home residents' psychological barriers to sleeping well: a qualitative study.

BACKGROUND Sleep disorders are a relevant problem in the nursing home and difficult to treat for the residents' GPs. No intervention has yet addressed psychological factors contributing to nursing home residents' sleep disorders. OBJECTIVE To explore what nursing home residents perceive as psychological barriers to sleeping well. METHODS A qualitative research design. We conducted episodic ...

Stressful sleeping.