Insomnia - A Modern World Epidemic

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	Insomnia - A Modern World Epidemic

vienova4

6-12-2009 1:55 PM

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insomnia, mental health, psychology

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Who would have guessed that a conspiracy exists to keep us all awake at night?

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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://psychotherapynetworker.com/recentissues/140-sleepless-in-america?start=2"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD width="100%" class="contentheading">Sleepless in America			</TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://psychotherapynetworker.com/recentissues/140-sleepless-in-america?start=2">Little is known about the mechanisms, causes, clinical course, co-morbidities, and consequences of chronic insomnia.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://psychotherapynetworker.com/recentissues/140-sleepless-in-america?start=2">The percentage of the population who need less than five hours of sleep per night, rounded to a whole number, is zero.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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