Tag: sleep quality
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A FEW FACTS ABOUT CAFFEINE
A large number of consumed dietary sources contain caffeine, such as coffee, tea, cocoa beverages, chocolate drinks, and soft drinks. The caffeine content in each of these food items ranges from 2 to 7mg for150ml of cocoa to 40 to 180mg for 150ml of coffee, but the worldwide daily consumption is estimated between 70 to…
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SLEEP DISTURBANCE AND GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD)
Many patients with a primary psychiatric disorder report sleep disturbances that change across the lifespan and also vary with gender. These alterations in sleep may influence the development and course of a psychiatric disorder, and thus treatment of the psychiatric disorder can significantly improve sleep. Conversely, when the sleep disturbance predominates, its treatment may improve…
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SLEEP QUALITY SCALE (SQS)
The following survey investigates your quality of sleep in the last month. For each question, please choose one of 4 possible answers: SURVEY: SCORING First: reverse scores on items 2, 8, 9, 13, 16, 18, 20, and 27 as follows: Second: tally up your scores. Total scores can range between 0 and 84, with higher…
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DOES SLEEP LOSS LEAD TO SOCIAL ISOLATION?
Sleep loss promotes social withdrawal, thereby increasing isolation and loneliness.