Childhood Neurotics: Who is to blame? What to do?
By Ed Symonson, MD A cute 6 year old boy was invited to a birthday party and after an hour is still standing in the corner holding his mother’s. The […]
January 2007
Children and Family | Behavioral Treatment of Bedtime Problems and Night Waking
Bedtime wars between adults and children are painful battles in 10 to 20% of families with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Many treatment recommendations are confusing and not very helpful. The […]
Andrology – The Medical Science about Boys
Slava Zaezjalkin, MD ANDROLOGY (from Greek andros – a man) is the word that describes that field of medicine whose concern is how boys became men and what happens […]
Midnight Awakenings
Dear Dr Sleep, I am waking up almost exactly at 3 am every night. Some times I could go right back to sleep, but sometimes it takes me a few […]
Night Fright
When the sun goes down, seniors’ fears often take center stage During the day, dementia regularly sends the 86-year-old woman into states of confusion. But at night, her situation worsens […]
Carpaccio’s Dream of St. Ursula
By Deena Sherman Fifteenth century artist, Vittore Carpaccio created a series of nine paintings depicting the legend of St. Ursula. Naturally, I have chosen the bedroom scene in which Ursula, […]
Sleeping with the Enemy?
Vikram Sobti B.S. Sleeping pills are all the rage these days. From commercials with butterflies flapping their wings to dreams of missing you…the sleeping pills have become front and […]
Multivitamin Supplementation: An Aide to Good Health
By Louis Keith, M.D., Ph.D. All readers want to enjoy good health, and Sleep and Health goes to great lengths to present its readers with a great variety of articles […]
Effects of adult antidepressants mixed
By ANDREW BRIDGES, Associated Press Writer Tue Dec 5, 5:57 PM ET Using antidepressants increases the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior among young adults but lessens it for seniors, […]
Blues come with the holidays? It’s not that simple
By Dr. Ronald Pies, Globe Correspondent | November 20, 2006 We’ve all heard about the holiday blues, but much of what we think we know about them may be wrong. First […]