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DELAYED SLEEP PHASE SYNDROME  

For individuals who suffer from delayed sleep phase syndrome, DSPS, there is a need for treatments to restore normal sleep times.

Some people are night owls and just not morning people, but your chronic morning lethargy may be attributed to Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome. DSPS is so physically and emotionally draining that oftentimes it is misdiagnosed as depression.

For "extreme night owls," it's like having constant jet lag.

I've always considered myself a night owl. But how does one become a night owl?

People who have trouble falling asleep before the early morning hours may think they're just not "morning people", but they may have a condition called Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS) and there are ways to get your internal clock back in sync.

In order to efficiently solve common slumber problems, it is suggested to become familiar with the many different sleeping myths that exist. Once you gain a better understanding regarding the things that affect your patterns of sleep, you may...

"I can't sleep. Why can't I fall asleep? It's 5am and I need to be up in three hours. I've tried everything and I can't sleep. Why is this happening to me every night?" If this sounds familiar, you are not alone.

Why some people are morning persons, while others are not.

Persons suffering from Delayed Phase Sleep Syndrome have regular problems falling asleep until the wee hours of the morning. These "night owls" tend to function best late at night, and as a result they're lethargic and sleepy during the day.

Symptoms are the patient's complaints. They are highly subjective and amenable to suggestion and to alterations in the patient's mood and other mental processes. Symptoms are no more than mere indications. Signs, on the other hand, are objective and measurable.

When Petty Officer Amy Peterson's two month old son passed away, the doctors decleared him another victim of SIDS. Four years later however, the Navy's Criminal Investigative Service decided to charge Amy with the murder of her son.

Seasonal depression, often called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a depression that occurs each year at the same time, usually starting in fall or winter and