Resources

What’s the role of medication for insomnia? Although the best long term treatments for insomnia are non-drug strategies to change thinking and behaviour around sleep, there is a role for [...]

On Sunday 7th October, in the early hours of the morning, daylight saving time begins. At 2am, clocks shift forward an hour to 3am. 

Getting good sleep is important in optimising performance in sport. But it's also important for athletes not to get too anxious about sleep.

Health retreats are a good place to learn new skills for maintaining health and put new healthy habits in place, and therefore an ideal place to work on sleep.

Worried about adjusting for the end of daylight savings time? Here are some tips for adjusting to the change.

Wake-promoting medication for narcolepsy and hypersomnia. What are the options? In managing narcolepsy and hypersomnia, it’s important to use non-drug strategies such as napping and [...]

How are home sleep studies different from laboratory-based studies? Is one better than the other?  Why are different types of sleep studies used? There are a range of different types of sleep [...]

Sleep apnea is associated with cardiovascular risk. Does CPAP treatment reduce that risk? Treating sleep apnea reduces the risk of future cardiovascular events right? It seems not. An [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]