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Why Do People Talk in Their Sleep?
The Effects of Lack of Sleep on the Body
How to Overcome Sleeplessness
Why Do I Jump in My Sleep?
About Seizures During Sleep
Treatments for Sleeping Disorders
About Sleeping Pills
List of Clinical Sleep Disorders
About Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids
Why Is It Important to Sleep?
What Happens to the Body When You Sleep?
What Causes Sleep Apnea?
Tips for a Good Night's Sleep
How to Stop Snoring While Sleeping
What Are the Cycles of Sleep?
Symptoms of Too Much Sleep
Side Effects of Ambien Sleeping Pills
How Does a Lack of Sleep Affect Behavior?
What Causes a Sleep Disorder?
What Does Your Sleeping Position Say About You?
Is It Safe to Take Sleeping Pills While Pregnant?
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Summary: Treatments for sleeping disorders include sleep hygiene, which starts with a good diet, eating three hours before sleep, a routine of stress-reducing exercises and possibly sleeping pills prescribed by a doctor. Discover the importance of cognitive behavioral techniques in treating sleeping disorders with help from a psychologist in this free video on sleeping disorders.
Robert B. Hernandez, PsyD, received his doctorate in clinical psychology in 2001. Dr. Hernandez's ability to marry cognitive behavioral techniques on an analytical foundation is key in...read more
"Hello, my name is Dr. Robert Hernandez. I'm a psychologist in Miami, Florida, and I'm president and owner of La Farfalla Retreat House. Treatments for sleep disorders include what a lot of us in the medical and mental health professions call sleep hygiene. One of the things to remember is always have a good diet. Eat pretty much three hours before you go to sleep. That'll help. And a routine of exercises to help you feel more relaxed and reduce stress. That's one way of going about it. The other way would be involving sleeping pills or medication that your primary care physician could prescribe for you. And again, the importance of having a treatment of cognitive behavioral techniques -- that those are also very important to achieve a sense of relaxation and change the way that you think about sleep. A lot of the times, your sleeping disorders is just saying...that you're thinking that sleeping is not important for your health, and you have to change that thought pattern."
eHow Article: Treatments for Sleeping Disorders
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