Insomnia afflicts the majority of Americans over 65. It makes many people miserable, but can be aided or even erased by relatively simple techniques. Insomnia’s causes are many and complex, including changes in body clocks, types of illnesses, effects of medications, and the process of aging itself (see part I.) Fortunately, most treatments of insomnia, […]
Apps for Insomnia – Do They Work?
There are now dozens of apps to use to help people overcome insomnia. Can they work? For some people, yes. A series of different cognitive-behavioral treatments have been tried in people who complain of poor sleep. The most recent – 303 people recruited through the Internet and provided Shut-I, one of the more popular of the […]
