We try not using medications initially, and we use something called behavioral therapy for insomnia. This changes behaviors people do in bed, none of the tossing and turning.
I'll work on patient's thoughts about sleep, "So I must get eight hours of sleep tonight or I won't sleep tomorrow." That sometimes - or "I won't fun… - Shelby Harris
I'll work on patient's thoughts about sleep, "So I must get eight hours of sleep tonight or I won't sleep tomorrow." That sometimes - or "I won't fun…
- Shelby Harris
There are some patients who just have insomnia and they've had it since they were a kid and we don't quite know why. So when we look at the cause, we… - Shelby Harris
There are some patients who just have insomnia and they've had it since they were a kid and we don't quite know why. So when we look at the cause, we…
When they [people with insomnia] start worrying about not sleeping, I'll say, "Say the mantra to myself; if I don't sleep tonight, I'll likely sleep … - Shelby Harris
When they [people with insomnia] start worrying about not sleeping, I'll say, "Say the mantra to myself; if I don't sleep tonight, I'll likely sleep …
So the deeper stages of sleep are really those times of quiescence, you're really restoring your body and we have a few different stages of sleep. - Shelby Harris
So the deeper stages of sleep are really those times of quiescence, you're really restoring your body and we have a few different stages of sleep.
So someone who is a child usually goes to bed about 8:00 or 9:00 at night, but then when they have a circadian rhythm shift, it shifts later. And thi… - Shelby Harris
So someone who is a child usually goes to bed about 8:00 or 9:00 at night, but then when they have a circadian rhythm shift, it shifts later. And thi…
When you are more awake at nights, they'll toss and turn, they'll think more, they get frustrated. And when that starts to happen, you really don't s… - Shelby Harris
When you are more awake at nights, they'll toss and turn, they'll think more, they get frustrated. And when that starts to happen, you really don't s…
So a lot of people who work rotating shifts and they work at night, their bodies are set to want to be awake during the day and sleep at night. So th… - Shelby Harris
So a lot of people who work rotating shifts and they work at night, their bodies are set to want to be awake during the day and sleep at night. So th…
We've looked at sleep diaries of patients with insomnia, and they'll say that they don't sleep for one or two days. And the body actually has a natur… - Shelby Harris
We've looked at sleep diaries of patients with insomnia, and they'll say that they don't sleep for one or two days. And the body actually has a natur…
So there's a few different ways that we treat insomnia. The first thing that we always do is we look at the cause. - Shelby Harris
So there's a few different ways that we treat insomnia. The first thing that we always do is we look at the cause.
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