Sleep Problems and Sleep Disorders

Sleep Problems and Sleep Disorders

• Understand normal sleep physiology and needs across the age spectrum and the clinical effects of chronic sleep restriction
• Understand the pathophysiologic mechanisms for chronic sleep problems and sleep disorders
• Recognize medical problems associated with chronic sleep restriction
• Diagnose individual sleep disorders and there medical consequences
• Treat basic sleep problems through lifestyle and behavioral interventions and refer patients who have conditions that require consultation
• Counsel women about factors that contribute to sleep problems and increase their risk for sleep disorders
• Provide long-term follow-up and collaborative participation in the care of women with chronic sleep disorders and related medical problems.

Volume III, Number 2, April 2004

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