sleep disorders

8 Ways Sleep Can Help You Lose More Weight

8 ways sleep can help you lose more weight
Plus, people who suffer from chronic sleep deprivation — such as parents with young children or people with sleep disorders — are at serious risk as well. While doctors have known… Continue reading

A Million American Men Suffer From Anorexia

A million American men suffer from anorexia
"What parents should know is there are resources for these kids who are suffering with eating disorders. And that even though boys maybe very ashamed of their behaviors there are ways for them… Continue reading

New Meds Behind Fox's Return to Primetime

New meds behind Fox's return to primetime
Parkinson's affects over 1 million adults in the U.S., with symptoms such as shaking, difficulty walking and speaking, rigidity, slowness and balance problems, and may cause depression and sleep disorders. A degenerative disorder… Continue reading

My Anorexic 9-Year-Old

My anorexic 9-year-old
The therapist reassured us it wasn't really our daughter. It was the “eating disorder,” which she said had a life of its own. Now, that's not something any parent wants to try to wrap their head around.… Continue reading

A New Lease on Life

A New Lease on Life
I had bouts of depression. One of the saving graces in my life came in a Job Club created by a local organization called Project ASSIST.* Every Monday morning a group of residents struggling with… Continue reading

CBT and How It Works

CBT and How it Works
Helen Turano LICSW talks with Ramona about how Cognitive Therapy works, gives tips and explains throught an example of depression and treatment.


 

 

Waking up cranky? Bad sleep means bad relationships
The findings add… Continue reading

The Story of Glutamate in Drug Addiction and of N-Acetylcysteine as a Potential Pharmacotherapy.

The Story of Glutamate in Drug Addiction and of N-Acetylcysteine as a Potential Pharmacotherapy.

JAMA Psychiatry. 2013 Jul 31;
Brown RM, Kupchik YM, Kalivas PW

HubMed – addiction

Pharmacological interventions to modulate attentional bias in addiction.

CNS Spectr.… Continue reading

Subjective Poor Sleep Quality in Chinese Patients With Parkinson’s Disease Without Dementia.

Subjective poor sleep quality in Chinese patients with Parkinson’s disease without dementia.

J Biomed Res. 2013 Jul; 27(4): 291-5
Zhang L, Dong J, Liu W, Zhang Y

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common progressive neurological disorder and is composed… Continue reading

The Size, Burden and Cost of Disorders of the Brain in the UK.

The size, burden and cost of disorders of the brain in the UK.

J Psychopharmacol. 2013 Jul 24;
Fineberg NA, Haddad PM, Carpenter L, Gannon B, Sharpe R, Young AH, Joyce E, Rowe J, Wellsted D, Nutt D, Sahakian… Continue reading

Medical Datebook

Medical datebook
The Sleep Disorders Center of Michigan offers a free CPAP/BIPAP mask fitting clinic, 5-6 p.m. each Wednesday at 35600 Central City Parkway, Suite 103, Westland. Most insurances cover new supplies. … Program certified by the Michigan Department of… Continue reading