164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
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Sleeping patterns change with age, whether we are growing up, or growing old. While most people are prepared for the rapidly altering sleep patterns of growing children, the evidence suggests that many are unprepared for additional sleep changes in later life, either in themselves or in others. In this book, originally published in 1987, two research disciplines – social gerontology and sleep... Read more
Acknowledgements. Introduction 1. The Study of Sleep 2. Sleep: Typical Age-Related Changes 3. The Indirect Influence of Ageing on Sleep 4. Hypnotic Drugs and their Use Among Elderly People 5. Problems with Hypnotic Drugs 6. Alternatives to Hypnotic Drugs 7. Notes on Dreaming 8. Responding to Insomnia in Later Life. Name Index. Subject Index
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Kevin Morgan
