Chapter 8 Impact, Presentation, and Diagnostic Considerations Cathy Goldstein, Leslie Swanson, Todd Arnedt and Ronald D. Chervin Impact Disordered sleep is common, and its effect on health and well-being has…
Chapter 16 Women’s Health 16.1 The Menstrual Cycle Kathryn A. Lee Menstrual Cycle Sleep Changes The menstrual cycle starts with menses, or 2 to 5 days of menstrual bleeding, followed…
Chapter 17 Sleep and Psychiatric Disease Catherine McCall, Colin M. Shapiro and W. Vaughn McCall Overview Common sleep problems such as insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, and nightmares reviewed elsewhere in…
Chapter 5 Sleep Restriction Andrea M. Spaeth, Takashi Abe, Jason S. Schneiderman and David F. Dinges Sleep Restriction Excessive daytime sleepiness can result from various sleep pathologies, including sleep-disordered breathing,…
Chapter 7 Dreaming in Normal and Disrupted Sleep Erin J. Wamsley* and Robert Stickgold What is Dreaming? The supernatural explanations of dreams, which were once considered messages from the gods…
Personal narratives Samson Tse I am an occupational therapist and have always enjoyed working in mental health. I value the interpersonal relationships I have with people and the creative side…
Personal narrative My journey as an occupational therapist started 20 years ago, 2000 miles away from where I am writing today. Many aspects have changed while other aspects have stayed,…
Personal narrative I am an occupational therapist who practises in northeastern Ontario in Canada. It covers 1 million km2 and constitutes 90% of the surface area of Ontario, although it…
Personal narrative Ah Seng was a frequent visitor around our neighbourhood, and he would often be found asking for money or small jobs to do in return for some financial…
Personal narrative My career as an occupational therapist in mental health has several links with the earliest days of the profession in the UK. It has continued through my practising…
