News tagged with behavioral disturbances

Brief, individualized counseling improves sleep in older adults with insomnia

A brief behavioral treatment consisting of two in-person sessions and two phone calls appears to alleviate insomnia in older adults for at least six months, according to a report posted online today that will be published ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sleep disturbances associated with behavior problems in children with autism

Reports have suggested that sleep problems in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are associated with challenging daytime behaviors.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study shows serious emotional disturbances among children after Katrina

A team made up of mental health professionals, emergency response experts, and researchers from several universities, including Virginia Tech, has published the results of a study that shows serious emotional disturbances ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Workplace bullying is associated with sleep disturbances

A study in the Sept.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that current or past exposure to workplace bullying is associated with increased sleep disturbances. Associations also were found between observed bullying and sleep ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Fatigue related to radiotherapy may be caused by inflammation

Patients who experience fatigue during radiotherapy for breast or prostate cancer may be reacting to activation of the proinflammatory cytokine network, a known inflammatory pathway, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Re ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0