To learn more about sleep disorders and their treatments, check out some of the following resources.
Books
Holistic Sleep
Beating Insomnia with Commonsense, Medical, and New Age Techniques
Francis B. Buda, MD
Citadel Press
New York, 2000
No More Sleepless Nights
Peter Hauri, PhD, and Shirley Linde, PhD
John Wiley & Sons
New York, 1996
Say Good Night to Insomnia
A Drug-Free Program Developed at Harvard Medical School
Gregg D. Jacobs, PhD
Holt Paperbacks
New York, 2009
Organizations
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
www.aasmnet.org
(630) 737-9700
This association’s website features less consumer-oriented information than the others listed here, but the site is still useful.
American Sleep Apnea Association
www.sleepapnea.org
(888) 293-3650
The ASAA provides information on sleep apnea and also organizes a national network of support groups.
National Sleep Foundation
(703) 243-1697
www.sleepfoundation.org
An organization that offers information on sleep disorders and funds sleep research. A number of brochures and fact sheets with helpful hints for better sleep can be viewed on its website.
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
www.rls.org
(512) 366-9109
The foundation’s website has information on restless legs syndrome, a directory of clinical trials, and a list of support groups.