by drcatherinedarley | Mar 26, 2010 | circadian rhythm, Light therapy, melatonin
Insomnia is an inability to fall asleep easily or stay asleep throughout the night. Delayed Sleep Phase is when a person is on a later schedule than the norm. The tricky thing is that Delayed Sleep Phase can masquerade as insomnia, because it can also cause difficulty...
by drcatherinedarley | Mar 17, 2010 | behavioral treatment, insomnia
There’s a saying in the sleep community “the only people who try to sleep are insomniacs, everyone else just sleeps.” Unfortunately, sleep can be one of those things that becomes more difficult the harder you try. Sometimes patients share that when...
by drcatherinedarley | Mar 3, 2010 | driving safety, fall asleep, sleep, sleep deprivation
Several years ago I had a neighbor who worked odd hours. Sometimes she’d work in the day, sometimes leave for work at 4pm, and sometimes she’d be in her office for more than 24hrs. Our kitchen and dining room looked out onto her driveway and front door so...
by drcatherinedarley | Mar 1, 2010 | Children's sleep, health education, parenting, sleep
Last month we discussed infant sleep health, today I’d like to follow-up with discussion of family sleep health. Whenever I’m working with a family to help them improve their child’s sleep, I also think about the parents sleep too. So many parents come in saying they...
