The consequences of pervasive sleep deprivation and undiagnosed sleep disorders are collectively one of our nation's biggest and most serious health problems. A single sleep disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, is now known to afflict 30 million Americans. Some years ago Hans Selye proposed a model of how stress negatively affects us. He referred to this as the General Adaptation Syndrome, underscoring his belief that adaptation took a toll on us. About Sleep is a sleep information community providing content about healthy sleep and sleep disorders, support chats, and message boards.
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Patient victory stories and other motivational information are included. The Medical Basis of Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Sleep Problems, and Drug Use Complete, free, illustrated, web book containing the latest medical information on Stress, Depression, Anxiety and Drug Abuse, written in a fun, easy to read format. Some so-called placebo effects can originate in study methodology for example, poorly designed outcome measures or patient inclusion criteria. Trial design, in theory at least, can influence placebo effects. The informed consent form can be an expectancy manipulation that will influence reports of both adverse effects and subjective improvement.