Living with Insomnia

Phyllis L. Brodsky has been a nurse, hospital clinical educator, and university instructor, and has authored articles and chapters in journals and manuals. She lives in Berlin, Maryland. Allen Brodsky is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He lives in Berlin, Maryland. Elaine A. Moore has worked in hospital laboratories for more than 30 years, primarily in immunohematology and toxicology. She is a freelance medical writer and laboratory consultant. For more information, visit her website at www.elaine-moore.com. She lives in Sedalia, Colorado.

Table of Contents



Acknowledgments     

Foreword by David N. Neubauer, M.D.     

Preface     

Introduction     



1. What Is Insomnia?     

2. Normal Sleep     

3. The Authors’ Stories     

4. Sleep Patterns Throughout the Life Cycle     

5. Sleep Disorders and Underlying Pathologies     

6. Selected Stories from Surveys and Interviews     

7. Parasomnias     

8. The Consequences of Insomnia     

9. Management of Insomnia     

10. Composite Analyses of Symptoms, Causes, Effects, and Remedies for Insomnia     

11. Conclusions and Recommendations     



Appendix: Questionnaire Package     

Chapter Notes     

Selected Bibliography     

About the Authors     

Index