Assessing Sleep Disorders
In this video, Dr David Cunnington, Sleep Physician, discusses a framework for the clinical assessment of sleep symptoms when working with patients.
Sleep Talk: Episode 15 – Sleep Trackers
Measuring sleep used to be the domain of the sleep laboratory, but new technologies allow sleep to be measured at home. How well do new devices work?
Sleep Talk: Episode 14 – A New Start
New Year is a time for many to make a new start or set goals for the coming year. This month we talk making changes that stick for health and sleep.
Sleep Talk: Episode 13 – Let it Go
For people who have trouble sleeping, sleep can seem elusive. The pathway to better sleep is often through letting go and being less careful about sleep.
How can relaxation help insomnia?
Relaxation for insomnia Relaxation has been practised for many years, with meditative forms of Hindu yoga dating back over 5000 years. Over time, the types of relaxation have changed and more [...]
Idiopathic hypersomnia in 2016
What’s new in the diagnosis and treatment of hypersomnia in 2016? In clinical practice it can be difficult accurately diagnosing people with hypersomnia and excessive sleepiness. Apart from [...]
What is cognitive therapy for insomnia?
What is cognitive therapy? How does it help improve sleep? When people have had trouble sleeping for more than a couple of weeks, and shorter in some cases, it can change the way they think about [...]
What is sleep restriction?
What is sleep restriction? How does spending less time in bed help with sleep? When people have trouble either getting to sleep or staying asleep, they often go to bed earlier or lay in bed later [...]
Cognitive behavioural therapy
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia is an effective treatment The most effective long-term treatment for insomnia is a psychology-based treatment, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-I). [...]
What is stimulus control?
What is stimulus control? When is it used? Stimulus control, when applied to sleep, are a set of instructions designed to try to ensure an association between being in bed and feeling sleepy or [...]
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