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Amazon.com Books: Nightmare disorder
Sleep Paralysis explores a distinctive form of nocturnal fright: the "night-mare," or incubus. In its original meaning a night-mare was the nocturnal visit of an evil being that threatened to press the life out of its victim. Today, it is known as sleep paralysis-a state of consciousness between sleep and wakefulness, when you are unable to move or speak and may experience vivid and often frightening hallucinations. Culture, history, and biology intersect to produce this terrifying sleep phenomenon. Although a relatively common experience across cultures, it is rarely recognized or understood in the contemporary United States. (20110819)Shelley R. Adler's fifteen years of field and archival research focus on the ways in which night-mare attacks have been experienced and interpreted throughout history and across cultures and how, in a unique example of the effect of nocebo (placebo's evil twin), the combination of meaning and biology may result in sudden nocturnal death.. Author: Shelley Adler Paperback: 168 pages Company: Rutgers University Press (2011-01-15) (2010-11-10) ISBN: 0813548861 List Price: $27.95 Amazon Price: $22.33 Used Price: $25.97 
A son's journey to understand his mother's illness also uncovers the long-hidden secrets of her past--and a little-known phenomenon called late-onset Post Traumatic Stress Disorder On the evening of February 15, 2001, Sonia Reich, Howard Reich's mother, packed some clothes into two brown shopping bags, put on her gray winter coat, locked the door to her home in Skokie, Illinois and fled. Someone was trying to kill her, "to put a bullet in my head," Sonia told anyone who would listen. Polish and Jewish, Sonia Reich had survived the Holocaust by staying always on the run. She and Howard's father, Robert, also a Holocaust survivor, had fled to America, moved to Chicago, and raised their young son to tell no one that they were Jewish. It was only after moving to Skokie, a town filled with Holocaust survivors, that his family would live as Jews. Still, his parents told Howard almost nothing about their past. The First and Final Nightmare... is Reich's moving and bittersweet memoir of growing up in Skokie, discovering an odd and personal American freedom in jazz, and his riveting, revealing investigation into his family's past and the nature of his mother's illness, called late-onset Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is a poignant story of a mother and a son, a haunted past, and the irony of what may happen when that often repeated admonition to "never forget" becomes a curse. This digital document is an article from Health and Social Work, published by National Association of Social Workers on November 1, 2001. The length of the article is 2819 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
From the author: Sharon M. Keigher, PhD, is director, School of Social Work, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-1 429; e-mail: skeigher@siu.edu. Elaine T. Jurkowski, PhD, is assistant professor, School of Social Work, South Illinois University. Citation Details Title: Life after a National Nightmare: Coping with Invisible Illness and Disability.(Statistical Data Included) Author: Sharon M. Keigher Publication: Health and Social Work (Refereed) Date: November 1, 2001 Publisher: National Association of Social Workers Volume: 26 Issue: 4 Page: 211(5) Article Type: Statistical Data Included Distributed by Thomson Gale Author: Sharon M. Keigher, Elaine T. Jurkowski Digital: 10 pages HTML Company: National Association of Social Workers (2001-11-01) (2005-07-28) List Price: $5.95 Amazon Price: $5.95 
Far more serious than simple "bad dreams," night terrors is a condition that inflicts severe and long - lasting physical and psychological damage. The afflicted can be children or adults, and will exhibit such symptoms as violent kicking, striking out, and/or frenzied screaming during the sleep cycle. They may even leave their beds and exit the home without waking, and yet have no knowledge of this behaviour the next morning. Understandably, the impact upon sufferers' parents, siblings, and spouses can be devastating, leaving them fearful and exhausted and making relationships difficult. Unfortunately, there has been a tremendous amount of conflicting and often contradictory literature on this subject, and treatment options have been of only limited value.Author: Christopher Raoul Carranza, Jane Rogers Dill Paperback: 240 pages ISBN13: 9780758205421, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold! Company: Kensington (2004-03-01) (2004-03-01) ISBN: 0758205422 List Price: $15.00 Amazon Price: $9.75 Used Price: $0.01 
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric illness that can occur in anyone who has experienced a life-threatening or violent event. The trauma can be due to war, terrorism, torture, natural disasters, violence, or rape. In PTSD the brain areas that are likely to be affected are the hippocampus (memory), amygdala (fear association), the prefrontal cortex (cognitive processing), and the ascending reticular activating system (arousal). The chemical of interest is norepinephrine, which is released during a stressful event and is part of the fight-or-flight response meant to mobilize the body to action.The objective of this title is to outline the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder and provide treatment strategies for clinicians. The chapter material from this book has evolved from a seminar on PTSD held recently under the auspices of the VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. We propose a book that will focus on the epidemiology, neurobiology, MRI studies, animal models, arousal and sleep issues, clinical trials, and treatment strategies for clinicians. Treatment will cover such topics as guidelines for treating posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD and the use of mental health services, cognitive intervention therapy, and large scale clinical trials in PTSD. This collection will be a vital source of information to clinicians and neuroscientists.Hardcover: 424 pages Company: Humana Press (2009-03-11) ISBN: 160327328X List Price: $99.00 Amazon Price: $79.11 Used Price: $71.20 
An estimated 20 million people miss between one and three days of work each week because of severe, chronic, debilitating insomnia. And, as many as forty percent of Americans over the age of 60, suffer from some type of sleep apnea. In this study, Dr. Fritz investigates these alarming statistics and attempts to help readers fully understand this serious problem.Author: Roger Fritz Paperback: 157 pages Company: Natl Sleep Alert (1993-03) ISBN: 0963513702 List Price: $12.95 Amazon Price: $4.89 Used Price: $0.01 
A thoughtful and practical look at why we have nightmares and how to cope with them. Includes valuable information on stress and sleep disturbances, how to tell night terrors from nightmares, and how to interpret common dream symbols in nightmares such as chase scenes, war, sickness, violence, tsunamis, falling from great heights, and more.The heart of the book is a "dream first-aid" list, seven practical steps to take immediately following a nightmare, and in the days afterward. This advice is invaluable for parents whose children suffer nightmares, and readers of any age who are afflicted with disturbing dreams. While acknowledging the power of nightmares to predict actual events and traumas, the author suggests that most nightmare imagery is best understood as symbolic of other conflicts in the dreamer's life. The book also shows how to use advanced dream techniques such as dream re-entry, re-scripting, and lucid dreaming to transform nightmares into creative allies. The author discusses how nightmares challenge us to live up to our potential and make use of information and opportunities we may not be aware of consciously. This is a book that should be within easy reach of everyone who has been disturbed by a dream. Overall, it is a reassuring portrait of mind-body healing, and the power of the human psyche to overcome periods of great stress and adversity. Author: D.Min. Anne Hill Kindle Edition: Kindle eBook Company: Serpentine Music & Media (2009-02-05) (2009-02-05) List Price: $4.29 Amazon Price: 
Treating Post-Trauma Nightmares presents the only interdisciplinary treatment that brings together literature, theory, and techniques from sleep medicine and psychological perspectives: Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy (ERRT). This groundbreaking treatment specifically targets chronic nightmares experienced by trauma-exposed persons. An empirically based book, Treating Post-Trauma Nightmares discusses the nature and characteristics of trauma-related nightmares, and serves as a guide to clinicians treating patients with PTSD or other trauma- and sleep-related disorders. Davis explores and outlines the treatment process, step-by-step, for those interested in the utilization and evaluation of ERRT. 
Seven years ago, John McManamy was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Through his successful Web site and newsletter, he has turned his struggles into a lifelong dedication to helping others battling depression and bipolar disorder reclaim their lives. In Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder, he brilliantly blends the knowledge of leading expert authorities with the experiences of his fellow patients, as well as his own, and offers extensive information on: Diagnosing the problem Associated illnesses and symptoms Treatments, lifestyle, and coping The effects of depression and bipolar disorder on relationships and sexWith a compassionate and eloquent voice, McManamy describes his belief that depression is a wide spectrum that reaches from occasional bouts of depression to full-fledged bipolar disorder. The first book to help patients recognize this diversity of the disorder, Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder will help sufferers begin to reclaim their lives. Author: John McManamy Paperback: 416 pages Company: William Morrow Paperbacks (2006-10-17) (2006-10-17) ISBN: 0060897422 List Price: $14.99 Amazon Price: $5.29 Used Price: $0.26 
Problems with sleeping are common and make life difficult for the individual who is affected and for those around them. Sleep difficulties are particularly prevalent amongst people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and can often be the cause of many other problems. This comprehensive guide to the management of sleep difficulties, introduces all the proven remedies and focuses on the problems that are commonly found in ASDs and related conditions. The author discusses sleep in depth, including what it is and how we currently understand it. The full spectrum of sleep disorders is explained alongside their usual treatment regimes. The book also examines why some sleep problems are more common among people with an ASD than others, how sleep problems evolve over time, what can be done to treat them and the likely response from different treatments. This book is a complete resource for professionals who work with those who suffer from sleep problems of any kind as well as families. It will be of great interest to anyone wanting to gain a thorough understanding of sleep in relation to ASDs.Author: Kenneth J. Aitken Paperback: 320 pages Company: Jessica Kingsley Pub (2012-02-15) ISBN: 184905259X List Price: $39.95 Amazon Price: $39.95 |
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