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Mental Health: Sleep

Sleep

Sleep (sleep-wake) disorders involve impaired amount, quality, and/or timing of sleep. Sleep disorders include: insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, nightmare disorder, restless legs syndrome, and REM sleep behavior disorder. There is a strong link between sleep disorders and other mental and physical health conditions.  Tri-C Student Counseling Center

Overview

Link to AASM Sleep Disorders Overview
Link to Data & Statistics
Link to Facts vs Myths
Link to Common Myths About Sleep
Link to Test Your Knowledge About Sleep
Link to Sleep FAQs
Link to Sleep Information Videos

Diagnoses

Link to Sleep-Wake Disorders, DSM-5-TR
Links to Sleep-wake Disorders, ICD-11

Take a Screening

Link to Sleep Disorders Screening
Link to Sleep/Wake Checklist
Link to Test Y our Sleep Habits

Helping Yourself & Others

Link to Types of Therapy
Link to How Much Sleep Do I Need?
Link to Healthy Sleep Tips
Link to 5 Ways to Improve Your Sleep Video
Link to Keys to Healthy Sleep
Link to Sleep Tips for Kids
Link to Sleep Diary & Log
Link to Parent Resources
Link to Sleep Study Basics
Link to Kids' CPAP Tips
Link to Healthy Napping
LInk to Alcohol & Sleep
LInk to Why All-Nighters are Harmful

Having Conversations

Link to What to Say Not to Say Sleep
Link to Talking to Your Doctor
Link to Narcolepsy Conversation

Personal Stories

Link to Jennifer Aniston on Sleepwalking & Insomnia
Link to Narcolepsy: Emily's Story
Link to Sleep Paralysis and Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Link to Josh Andrews Pro Football Player: Narcolepsy
Link to video Lindsay Vonn Olympic Skier: Insomnia
Link to College Student Sleep
Link to Personal Stories, NAMI
Link to This Is My Brave

Resources & Support

Link to Narcolepsy Support Groups
Link to Restless Legs Syndrome Support Groups
Link to Yellow Brick Cinema
Link to Evening  Yoga
Link to How To Do the 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise, Breathing for Better Sleep
Link to Tracks to Relax Podcast
Link to Insight Timer Guided Meditations
Link to video, 4-7-8 Breathing for Better Sleep
Link to National Sleep Foundation Instagram
Link to The Sleep Doctor, Instagram
Link to 988 chat
Link to 988 Call
Link to 988 Text
Link to Crisis Text Line
Link to Tri-C Helplines
Link to Tri-C Help Is Here
Link to Support Groups, Help Is Here,
Link to Relaxation Tips, Tri-C Help Is Here
Link to Substance Use & Addiction, Tri-C Help Is Here

Learn More

Link to American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Link to National Sleep Foundation
Link to Project Sleep
Link to Sleep Disorders in Children
Link to Melatonin & Sleeping Pills
Link to Sleep Foundation
Link to Sleep Stages & Patterns
Link to Jetlag
Link to Nightmares
Link to REM Sleep
Link to American Sleep Apnea Association
Link to Sleep Apnea
Link to Insomnia
Link to Hypersomnia Foundation
Link to Narcolepsy Network
Link to Circadian Sleep Disorders Network
Link to Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
Link to Trauma and Sleep
Link to The Project Sleep Podcast
Links to Boring Books for Bedtime Podcast
Link to Speaking of Psychology Podcast

Books & More

LInk to catalog record for book Why We Sleep
LInk to catalog record for book The Mystery of Sleep
LInk to catalog record for book My Daddy Snores
LInk to catalog record for book Sleep Misfits: The Reality of Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome & Non-24
LInk to catalog record for book A Book of Sleep
LInk to catalog record for book Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
LInk to catalog record for book Dr. Seuss's Sleep Softly Book
LInk to catalog record for book Goodnight Moon
LInk to catalog record for book The Insomnia Workbook
LInk to Amazon for book This Book Will Make You Sleep
LInk to catalog record for book The Sleep Solution
LInk to catalog record for book The Nocturnal Brain
LInk to catalog record for book Hello Sleep
LInk to catalog record for book Man and His Symbols
LInk to catalog record for book The Interpretation of Dreams
Link to Amazon for book Learn to Lucid Dream
LInk to catalog record for book Sleep Soundly Every Night, Feel Fantastic Every Day
LInk to catalog record for book Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition
LInk to catalog record for book Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems
Link to Sleep Health Journal
Link to Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (1 year full text delay)
Link to Journal of Sleep Research
Link to Psychology Today
Link to Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science
Link to Journal of Clinical Psychology
Link to Psychiatric News

Get Help Now

988 - Suicide Crisis Line
Link to Crisis Text Line