Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

PART ONE. A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP

Chapter 1. Why Do We Sleep?

Chapter 2. Sleep Requirements in the Life Stages

Chapter 3. The Reproductive Years

Chapter 4. Pregnancy and Postpartum

Chapter 5. When Sex Hormone Levels Decrease: Menopause and Andropause

PART TWO. DO I HAVE A SLEEP PROBLEM?

Chapter 6. How to Identify a Sleep Problem

Chapter 7. Secondhand Sleep Problems

Chapter 8. Resetting the Body Clock

Chapter 9. A World That Never Sleeps

PART THREE. CAN’T SLEEP, CAN’T STAY AWAKE

Chapter 10. Insomnia

Chapter 11. Restless Legs Syndrome

Chapter 12. Sleep Apnea

Chapter 13. Narcolepsy

Chapter 14. Fear of Sleeping and Other Unusual Ailments

Chapter 15. Medical Conditions That Affect Sleep

Chapter 16. Psychiatric Disorders That Affect Sleep

Chapter 17. Medications That Contribute to Sleep Disorders

PART FOUR. GETTING HELP

Chapter 18. At the Sleep Clinic

Chapter 19. Beating Insomnia Without Pills

Chapter 20. Medications That Treat Sleep Disorders

Chapter 21. Time for Bed

Bibliography

Illustration Credits

Index