Doctors and Sleep Centres

Finding a Sleep Clinic in the UK
http://www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org/clinicmap.asp

Accredited Sleep Centers in the USA
http://aasmnet.org/listing.asp

Sleep laboratories in Canada
http://www.css.to/sleep/centers.htm

Doctors in USA who have passed the American Board of Sleep Medicine examination
http://www.absm.org/Diplomates/listing.htm

Doctors in Canada who have passed the American Board of Sleep Medicine examination http://www.absm.org/diplomates/bycountry.asp

On-line resources related to chapter contents

Chapter 1: What is sleep?

National Sleep Foundation
1522 K Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005

202-347-3471
www.sleepfoundation.org

This is the major foundation dealing with all aspects of sleep and its disorders

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
Two Rockledge Centre, Suite 10038
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7920
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7920
(301) 435-0199
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr/index.htm

This is the major US government agency providing information about sleep and its disorders

General information about sleep in women
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/women.html
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/PressArchives/womensleep.html
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/1998womenpoll.html

An excellent syllabus about sleep designed for undergraduate and graduate university students http://www.sleephomepages.org/sleepsyllabus/

Chapter 2: Sleep Through the Life Stages

Information about sleep in infants and toddlers
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/J&Jbrochure.pdf

Star Sleeper for Kids, Parents, Teachers, pediatricians. Lot’s of sleep related stuff and Garfield© themed activities about sleep.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/

An article about sleep and aging (new)
http://www.geri.com/geriatrics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=83303

Chapter 3: How the menstrual cycle affects sleep

About the menstrual cycle
http://www.fwhc.org/health/moon.htm

This is an article that is an excellent review of PMS and related disorders.
http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2000/05_00/frye.htm

Sites about sleep and menstruation.
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/women.html#2

Depression and menstrual cycle from University of Michigan
http://www.med.umich.edu/psych/amb/pated/wmenst.htm

Chapter 4: How Pregnancy Affects Sleep

General website about pregnancy
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy

Websites about sleep in pregnancy
http://www.sleepreviewmag.com/articles.asp?articleid=S0409F01 (New)
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/refcap/547469.html
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/women.html#4

Lecture Notes from Rutgers University about pregnancy accessible from the web.
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~uzwiak/BSIFall/BSIFallLect2.html

Chapter 5: How menopause affects sleep

Do your own research to see the latest data and recommendations
http://medlineplus.gov

Hot flashes (new)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/menopause.html

General information about menopause
http://womenshealth.about.com/library/blmenoindex.htm

Alternative treatments
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/alerts/menopause/

Use of botanicals. A common sense medical article reviewing herbal products
http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/misc/pb028.htm

An article from Columbia University about using alternative drugs in menopause
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12435217&dopt=Abstract

Chapter 7: My Family’s Sleep Problems are Keeping Me Awake

A description of America’s families from the 2000 census.
http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/p20-537.pdf

A description of Canada’s families from the 2001 census.
http://www.canada.com/national/features/special/

A description of the UK’s families from the 2001 census.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nscl.asp?id=7672

Information about colic
http://www.medformation.com/mf/crspa.nsf/hhg/colic.htm

A Government site with SIDS Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/suddeninfantdeathsyndrome.html

Back to Sleep to reduce risk of SIDS
http://www.back-to-sleep.com/

About Dr Ferber’s method to help solve the problem of the child crying at night
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/7755.html;prod-ekp-sessionid=XLGCI40R3ADCOCUAQIVSJBQ?CP_bid

A website to help children understand Alzheimer’s disease
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00216

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association
919 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60601
(800)272-3900
(312) 335-8700
http://www.alz.org

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Springs, MD 20907-8250
(800) 438-4380
(301) 495-3334
http://www.alzheimers.org

NIH websites about Alzheimer’s
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000760.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alzheimersdisease.html

A site listing clinical trials of Alzheimer’s
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D012893&recruiting=true

Chapter 9: How the World that Never Sleeps Affects your Sleep

About Shift work
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/shiftworker.html
http://www.britishsleepfoundation.org.uk/shiftwork.htm

Facts about drowsy driving from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
http://www.aaafoundation.org/home/
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/activities/daaafacts.html

Printable brochure about driving from American Automobile Association
http://www.aaafoundation.org/pdf/wakeup.pdf

Chapter 10: Insomnia

National Sleep Foundation
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/sleepaids.html

National Heart lung and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/insomnia.pdf

American Insomnia Association: a patient-based group that supplies information about insomnia
http://www.americaninsomniaassociation.org

Chapter 11: Can’t Stop Moving: Restless Legs Syndrome

Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
819 Second Street, SW
Rochester,Minnesota
(507) 287-6465
www.rls.org

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
(800) 352-9424
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/restless_doc.htm

Worldwide Education & Awareness for Movement Disorders (WE MOVE)
204 W. 84th Street
New York, NY 10024
Tel: 800-437-MOV2 (-6682) or 212-875-8312
http://www.wemove.org

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
Two Rockledge Centre, Suite 10038
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7920
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7920
(301) 435-0199
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr/index.htm

Excellent article from American Academy of Family Medicine which you might provide to health care professionals wanting more information about RLS
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000701/108.html

Chapter 12: Snoring and Sleep Apnea

About sleep apnoea for the public in the UK
http://www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org/index.html

Information for GPs in the UK
http://www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org/gpguidelines.html

Sleep apnoea support groups
http://www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org/links.html

Excellent information about sleep apnea from the Canadian Lung Association
http://www.lung.ca/sleepapnea/

Handbook for newly diagnosed sleep apnea patients
http://www.lung.ca/sleepapnea/handbook/Sleep_Apnea_Action_Handbook.pdf

American Sleep Apnea Association
1424 K Street NW, Suite 302
Washington, DC 20005
202/293-3650
fax: 202/293-3656
http://www.sleepapnea.org/

Institute of Health Fact Sheet on Sleep Apnea
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/sleepapn.pdf

Tutorial from national Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/sleepdisorders.html

Chapter 13: Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy Association UK (UKAN)
http://www.narcolepsy.org.uk/

Narcolepsy Network National patient support groups
10921 Reed Hartman Highway
Cincinnati, OH 45242
www.narcolepsynetwork.org

Stanford University: Medications used in narcolepsy
http://www.med.stanford.edu/school/Psychiatry/narcolepsy/medications.html

Chapter 15: It’s My Medical Condition

This chapter reviewed many medical conditions. An excellent place to start to learn about many of the medical problems you may have is a site at the National Library of Medicine which has tutorials on many chronic diseases.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials.html

Migraine: Tutorial from National Library of medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/headacheandmigraine.html

Medical information about migraine
http://www.neurologychannel.com/migraine/

Cluster headache: Handout from American Academy of Family Physicians
http://familydoctor.org/handouts/035.html

Support group with extensive information
http://www.clusterheadaches.com/

Parkinson’s disease: Tutorial from National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/parkinsonsdisease.html

About sleep problems in Parkinson’s disease
http://www.parkinson.org/SleepDisturbances.htm

Gastroesophageal reflux: Tutorial from National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/gerd.html

Heartburn and pregnancy
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/refcap/547412.html

Peptic Ulcer disease
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/pepticulcers/pepticulcers.htm

Diabetes: Tutorial from National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/diabetes.html

Chapter 16: Psychiatric Disorders

Article reviewing mental illnesses in women.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/womensoms.cfm

Organizations or agencies that give information and/or support

NAMI
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
Phone: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or (703) 524-7600
Internet: http://www.nami.org

National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
Phone: 1-800-969-6642 or (703) 684-7722
Internet: http://www.nmha.org

National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
1211 Chestnut Street, Suite 1000
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 1-800-553-4key (4539) or (215) 751-1810
Internet: http://www.mhselfhelp.org/index2.html

Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
730 N. Franklin St., Suite #501
Chicago, IL 60610-7204
(312) 988-1150
Fax: (312) 642-7243
Internet: www.DBSAlliance.org

National Foundation for Depressive Illness, Inc.
P.O. Box 2257
New York, NY 10116
1-212-268-4260; 1-800-239-1265
Internet: http://www.depression.org

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 404
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone: (516) 829-0091
Internet: http://www.narsad.org

National Institute of Mental Health
Information Resources and Inquiries Branch
6001 Executive Boulevard
Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Telephone: 1-301-443-4513
FAX: 1-301-443-4279
TTY: 1-301-443-8431
FAX Back System: 1-301-443-5158
General website and email for all disorders
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
E-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov

Depression information: 1-800-421-4211
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/depression/
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/depression/depression/menu.cfm

Anxiety information:  1-88-88-ANXIETY
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety/

Schizophrenia information
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/schizoph.cfm

Chapter 17: Dugs That Contribute to Sleep Disorders

This is an excellent site that allows you to check on the drugs that you are taking including what they are supposed to be used for and what are known side effects.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

This is a Health Canada site that allows you to check on the drugs that you are taking including what they are supposed to be used for and what are known side effects.
http://drugscanada.medbroadcast.com/drugpages/index.asp

This site lets you check out what might happens with combinations of drugs you might be using
http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/druginteractions.htm

This site reviews caffeine and lets you calculate how much caffeine you are taking in a day. http://www.sleepfoundation.org/caffeine.html

Caffeine info aimed at kids
http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/caffeine.html

What street drugs people are using in clubs. A must for parents of teenagers.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/club/index.html

A fact sheet about drugs used in clubs and raves from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/Clubdrugs.html

A fact sheet about Ecstasy from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/ecstasy.html