Dealing with insomnia
Summary Suffering from insomnia means having very hard days. One feels exhausted and exposed to problems at work or school. But for many people, better sleeping habits can make a
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Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
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Postpartum depression
Postpartum depression is a mood disorder characterized by symptoms overlapping with those of major depression and differing from the latter essentially in that it occurs in women a few weeks
Spinal canal stenosis
Spinal canal stenosis consists of the narrowing of a section of the canal present along the entire spine (formed by the aligned succession of small holes in the center of
Insomnia
Insomnia is an extremely common sleep disorder that can affect people of all ages for different reasons and come in various forms and variations, all of which have in common
Jet lag
Jet-lag is a sleep disorder that affects those who travel by crossing at least 3-4 time zones, either westward or eastward, due mainly to the temporary failure of synchronization between
Sleep and menopause
Sleep disorders are one of the health problems most often reported by women approaching menopause and in the period after (climacteric). The need for sleep naturally tends to decrease with
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Obstructive sleep apnea is the most prevalent type of sleep apnea: a category of disorders united by the occurrence of repeated interruptions of normal breathing while sleeping, due to a
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a severe and disabling chronic psychiatric illness that mainly arises in late adolescence or early adulthood, resulting in an altered perception of reality and consequent improper and unpredictable
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterized by recurring thoughts, accompanied by completely irrational and unfounded fears and worries, that lead the sufferer to continuously repeat, in an obsessive
Restless leg syndrome
Restless legs syndrome is a chronic disorder characterized by the onset of a feeling of general leg discomfort, which occurs when the legs are kept still even for short periods
Sleep and mood disorders
Sleep disorders and mood disorders are linked by a double thread and articulately affect each other. Decades of studies and clinical-practical experience, both in the field of Sleep Medicine and
Anxiety
Anxiety or, more precisely, “generalized anxiety disorder,” as stated in the “Statistical Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders-DSM 5.” It is a psychiatric illness characterized by: intense and persistent worry and
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that can occur at any age in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event that has made them feel life-threatening
Borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a fluctuating perception of one’s value and identity, with sudden swings from a very positive and idealized view of oneself to
Transient ischemic attack
Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a mild form of ischemic cerebral stroke or “mini-stroke,” which occurs when the cerebral circulation is partially impaired by the presence of narrowing or occlusion
Major depression
Major depression (or “major depressive disorder,” as stated in the “Statistical Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders – DSM 5”), is a mood disorder that is characterized by the presence of
Hemorrhagic stroke
According to the official definition of the World Health Organization (WHO), stroke corresponds to a “sudden onset of signs and/or symptoms referable to local and/or global deficits in brain function,
Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is an aging-related neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system, affecting about 2.5% of people over 70 years of age, which is mainly characterized by resting tremor in
Senile vascular dementia
Senile vascular dementia corresponds to a process of cognitive decline that goes beyond the physiological reduction in intellectual capacity associated with aging. In most cases, vascular dementia is related to
Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is a more widespread eating disorder than is generally believed and widely underdiagnosed, especially in its mild forms, which can go unnoticed unless those affected seek medical/psychiatric help
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder of the central nervous system, characterized by recurrent acute attacks (seizures), unpredictable in frequency, intensity and duration, interspersed with periods of well-being in which
Syncope
The term syncope refers to an episode of fainting, that is, a sudden loss of senses, which can affect people of any age and can be induced by a variety
Uncontrolled eating disorder
Uncontrolled eating disorder is an eating behavior disorder that is characterized by an inability to control food intake, resulting in the more or less frequent repetition of binges similar to
Trigeminal neuralgia
The trigeminal nerve is the fifth of the twelve pairs of cranial nerves in the head; it is the nerve responsible for providing sensation to the face. One trigeminal nerve
Cluster headache
Cluster headache is a primary form of headache that is characterized by the manner in which the attacks occur, which are precisely “clustered” in so-called “active periods” lasting up to
