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Summary: Informative and comprehensive
Review: Dr. Hauri has provided us with a very comprehensive book on conquering insomnia. It is a must-read for insomniacs! The treatments for other sleep disorders are the same ones offered in other books that don't have good success rates but that is not what the main focus was of his book. He provides the reader with great information on all other types of sleep disorders that we don't find in too many other books. He ends it with Sleep Disorder Clinics. Great book.
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Summary: Very good book, 9 out of 10 score
Review: "No More Sleepless Nights" is a well-written, comprehensive, easily-read book about all the possible causes for the different kinds of insomnia, with very specific ideas about how to resolve or decrease the insomnia, depending upon the variety and the cause.
The possible causes discussed include: illness, medication, habits, diet, anxiety, depression, and environment. The author has really tried to catch every angle. The book tries to avoid sleeping pills, and medication in general, whenever possible and, in the few situations where the book advises you to consult a physician about medication, the goal is "as little as possible, as brief as possible."
My one, fairly minor, gripe about the book is that, early on, the author talks as if the book was going to present a detailed, step-by-step program for addressing insomnia (i.e., insomnia --> A --> B --> C --> D --> E --> no insomnia). Instead, it is more of a shotgun approach, necessitated by the different variants of insomnia and the many possible causes. At the end, the author again portrays the program has a single, sequential entity. I am not disputing the program, as I think the book does an excellent job of explaining insomnia and methods to address it. I am just nit-picking about the author portraying it as one thing (just in the first few pages and last few pages), when it is really a more varied and complex program, as it needs to be.
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The workbook contains most of the information from the textbook, but is redesigned to emphasize how to analyze the causes of insomnia and what to do about it. I liked this format even better than the textbook.
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Summary: Thanks for Helping Me Sleep Better
Review: As the author of Desperately Seeking Snoozin', I am indebted to Dr. Hauri for his quote that I use on my front cover. Even more importantly, I will be eternally greatful to Dr. Hauri and the other great sleep researchers and clinicians that have developed the techniques that do offer hope for those with insomnia and other sleep problems. I incorporated techniques that he recommends to overcome my severe chronic insomnia problem. Additionally, I recently had the honor of meeting Dr. Hauri at an international sleep convention. In addition to his understanding of insomnia, he is a very nice man. His book should be required reading for anyone with sleep problems. He is the master.
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Summary: This book changed my life
Review: I happened into this book in a bookstore several years ago. At the time, I was experiencing sleep difficulties that were interfering with my life and work. This book works methodically through possible causes of sleep disturbance, and provides exercises that the reader can follow to determine the causes of their own sleep problems and how to solve them. Using the book's methodologies, I was able to determine within a couple of weeks the surprising cause that I was trying to get more sleep than my body needed. Therefore I was never sleeping particularly well and always feeling tired. I began to cut down on my sleep time, and almost immediately began to feel better! The point, however, is that this book provides tools for anyone to determine the causes of their sleep difficulties and begin to resolve them. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: A must-read for any insomniac!
Review: I highly recommend this book to anyone who suffers from insomnia. Dr. Hauri gives you all the facts about what could be causing your sleeping problem. He covers the effects of diet on sleep, including certain vitamins and minerals that promote sleep; the effect of exercise on sleep - how the amount and timing of activity is important; and how you might be upsetting your natural sleep cycle (you may be sleeping too much!) and how to reset this clock. Also, did you know that you may be conditioned to not sleep when you go to bed? He covers the Bootzin technique of overcoming this bad habit of bedtime-induced stress and anxiety.He discusses medical problems that might be contributing to your insomnia and when to seek a medical professional. He explains why sleeping pills are not a good long term solution and how to kick this potentially dangerous habit. He gives you relaxation techniques to help you manage your stress all day long. For any of you who were contemplating whether or not to seek treatment at a sleep disorders center, Dr. Hauri explains when it is time for you to seek this kind of help. He also covers what goes on in a sleep lab and what they will be monitoring. Dr. Hauri gives you all the facts about sleep so YOU can be your own sleep investigator. Easy to read and understand. Highly recommended! Thank you,Dr. Hauri, for helping me to feel so much more rested and refreshed.
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Summary: Helpful Tips for Sleep
Review: Peter Hauri has written a book full of good information and practical steps you can take to end insomnia. Here are all the basics to improve your sleep. These include keeping a sleep log, sleep hygiene, relaxation and stress management. Diet and exercise are also addressed. There is some help for diagnosing the sleep problem so that proper treatment is obtained. He addresses narcolepsy, sleep apnea, sleep terrors and other sleep disorders. Sleep problems increase around midlife and can be a function of emotional and stress issues, as the author of Women's Midlife Workbook, I have worked with many women who can use help for sleep at midlife and would find this book useful.
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Summary: many languages
Review: Thanks to our readers for all their wonderful comments. They might be interested in knowing that No More Sleepless Nights has now been translated into many different languages.A tape on relaxation techniques by Dr. Hauri is also available. There will be a book No More Snoring available in January. Shirley Linde
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Summary: Basic overview including areas covered by bood
Review: The book 'No More Sleepless Nights' is an excellent overall book on sleep disorders. It covers very effective diagnosis of sleep disorders, such as those arising from poor hygiene, poor diet, depression and anxiety. One of the most useful suggestions is the empirical and very sensible use of sleep logs to moniter your sleeping patterns, in aid of diagnosing possible factors leading to poor sleep. Once you have an idea of what may be causing your sleeping problems, the book gives detailed information on how to possibly remedy the situation. This includes topics such as relaxation techniques, excersise, regular sleeping times, as well as more drastic techniques such as light therapy and chronotherapy. The details of staying in sleep disorders units are also covered. Overall the book is very good, concise and well written, coming from two leading expert MD in the sleep disorders field. The main message you are left with from this book is - don't be scared of insomnia. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Very comprehensive, unbiased book on insomnia
Review: The depth and breadth of this book is impressive. Dr. Hauri is not pushing a particular cause of or cure for insomnia... he covers a wide range of possible causes and cures. With this breadth of information, the reader can explore his/her own causes and possible solutions. If you are a long-time insomniac, you may find info here that you haven't seen elsewhere. I've had insomnia since childhood, have been to a well-known university sleep center, and found info in this book that has not been provided to me by any physician. Very, very helpful book. I've been sleeping well for 9 months nearly every night. Before I would have one good night of sleep every 6 months or so.
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Summary: The Mayo Clinic program for treating Sleep Problems
Review: The newest edition of the book is now available in paperback.The first edition was exceedingly helpful -- the new edition has even more material, including some newly developed techniques. By the way, the book has two authors: Dr. Peter Hauri, of Mayo Clinic, the world's leading expert on insomnia, and Shirley Linde, the well-known science writer and author of some 37 books, including No More Snoring.
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