Getting a good night's sleep

Search Results journal psychology clinic

Fetal Psychology Janet L. Hopson Psychology Today, October 1998 Source: Psychology Today, Sep/Oct98, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p44, 6p, 4c. Behaviorally speaking, there’s little difference between a newborn baby and a 32-week-old fetus. A new wave of research suggests that the fetus can feel, dream, even enjoy The Cat in the Hat. The abortion debate [...]

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 SEATTLE — Sleep disorders are common in the elderly, say researchers from Mayo Clinic who studied a large number of people in this age group in one Minnesota county. VIDEO ALERT: Additional audio and video resources, including excerpts from an interview with Dr. Molano describing the research, are available on the [...]

Overview Specialists at Mayo Clinic are experienced in diagnosing and treating REM sleep behavior disorder. Mayo has sophisticated sleep labs for monitoring people while they sleep. Sleep specialists from Neurology, Thoracic Diseases and Psychiatry work together to treat this disorder. Annually, Mayo treats more than 100 people who have REM sleep behavior disorder. Obtaining an [...]

About James WindellExpertise I can answer questions related to normal child development, disturbed behavior and how to provide appropriate guidance and discipline. Experience I’ve been a clinical psychologist in a juvenile court, worked in school settings, been a child psychotherapist in a private psychiatric clinic and consulted with schools, courts, hospitals and daycare centers. Organizations [...]

In anger I threw my pager across the on-call room, slamming it against the wall. I don’t anger easily or often, but I was a pediatric resident who had been awake for 36 hours. The pager had gone off one time too many. Sleep deprivation had changed me from a calm, caring person into an [...]

Teen sleep: Why is your teen so tired? Teen sleep cycles may seem to come from another world. Understand why teen sleep is a challenge — and what you can do to promote better teen sleep. By Mayo Clinic staff Teens are notorious for staying up late at night and being hard to awaken in [...]

Even if your baby is normally a good sleeper, everyone has a bad night once in a while. And sometimes, no matter how tired and fussy they are, babies just can’t seem to fall asleep. Unfortunately, the reason for this is a mystery. “It’s hard to say why some babies have trouble falling asleep,” says [...]

Getting A Sleep Study Ask the Sleep Expert Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic, Stanford, CA Why might a healthcare provider recommend a sleep study? Sleep problems tend to perpetuate themselves over time. The child who is having night terrors, or extreme nightmares, might later be the child who is sleepwalking. Sleep problems [...]