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Sleep Disorders

What is sleep?

Sleep is a complex biological process. While you are sleeping, you are unconscious, but your brain and body functions are still active. They are doing a number of important jobs that help you stay healthy and function at your best. So when you don't get enough quality sleep, it does more than just make you feel tired. It can affect your physical and mental health, thinking, and daily functioning.

What are sleep disorders?

Sleep disorders are conditions that disturb your normal sleep patterns. There are more than 80 different sleep disorders. Some major types include:

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  1. Sleep Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... mental health, thinking, and daily functioning. What are sleep disorders? Sleep disorders are conditions that disturb your normal sleep patterns. There are more than 80 different sleep disorders. Some major types include: Insomnia - being unable to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/sleepdisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (National Center on Sleep Disorders Research)  
    ... Center on Sleep Disorders Research National Center on Sleep Disorders Research The National Center on Sleep Disorders Research ( ... and Events Contact Us Mission - National Center on Sleep Disorders Research The National Center on Sleep Disorders Research ( ...
    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/...ational-center-sleep-disorders-research - Other Resources
  3. Changing your sleep habits 
    ... Sleep Medicine website. Sleep education. Insomnia. sleepeducation.org/sleep-disorders/insomnia/ . Updated September 2020. Accessed May 2, 2024. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000757.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Sleep Disorders From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Cancer--Living with Cancer/Specifics ... Cancer--Living with Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Sleep disorders (such as insomnia, ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../side-effects/sleep-disorders-pdq - External Health Links
  5. Accommodation and Compliance: Sleep Disorder (Office of Disability Employment Policy)  
    A to Z: Sleep Disorder ... Sleep Disorders/Related Issues ... Sleep Disorders ... Office of Disability Employment Policy
    https://askjan.org/disabilities/Sleep-Disorder.cfm? - External Health Links
  6. Sleep Disorders and Complementary Health Approaches From the National Institutes of Health (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)  
    Sleep Disorders/Treatments and Therapies ... Sleep Disorders ... Insomnia/Treatments and Therapies ... Insomnia ... National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
    https://www.nccih.nih.gov/...ers-and-complementary-health-approaches - External Health Links
  7. Sleep disorders 
    Sleep disorders are problems with sleeping. These include trouble falling or staying asleep, falling asleep at the wrong ... Mononucleosis or other viral illnesses Narcolepsy and other sleep disorders Obesity, especially if it causes obstructive sleep apnea ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000800.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Irregular sleep-wake syndrome 
    ... have a different condition, such as shift work sleep disorder or jet lag syndrome . ... guideline for the treatment of intrinsic circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders: advanced sleep-wake phase disorder (ASWPD), delayed sleep- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000806.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Sleep disorders in older adults 
    Sleep disorders in older adults involve any disrupted sleep pattern. This can include problems falling or staying asleep, ... for medical causes and determine which type of sleep disorder is causing the problem. Your provider may recommend ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000064.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Insomnia 
    ... Elsevier; 2022:chap 101. Vaughn BV, Basner RC. Sleep disorders. In: Goldman L, Cooney KA, eds. Goldman-Cecil ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000805.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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