How did you sleep last night? Our six-part series looks at why so many of us have insomnia, and what it’s costing us.
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Fixating on sleep can make your sleep worse. But some people crave the connection online sleep communities provide.
You’ve tried everything to get some sleep, but nothing’s working. Here’s what not to do, and what works.
Insomnia and mental disorders are inter-related in a way we’ve yet to fully understand. But treating one can often help the other.
Many studies showing an impact of insomnia on the body are flawed or not meaningful in everyday life. But they can lead to scary headlines.
Most movies tend to minimise or exaggerate insomnia symptoms. Insomnia is also rarely depicted as an illness that can be treated.
Insomnia is torture, literally, and getting enough sleep a modern obsession. Here’s why.
They’re heavily promoted. Your optometrist may even prescribe them. But when we looked at the evidence, this is what we found.
The hunt for sleep has become a global industry, with apps, drugs, self-help remedies. In a new book, author Marie Darrieussecq contemplates the curse of insomnia.
Naps can be rejuvenating and beneficial to attentiveness and overall health, but the length of naps and the time of day are key.
Exposure to screens before bedtime can contribute to chronic sleep deprivation, which raises the risk for anxiety, depression and even suicidal thoughts.
Wake up! It’s time for bed. Here’s how to make sure you can actually fall asleep when you get there.
Self-help articles and books usually point to the things we can do personally to get a good night’s sleep. But the wider social and economic causes of insomnia deserve more attention.
Make it stop! Six ways to stop your racing mind and get the sleep you need.
Sleep is one of the most important things we do.
CBD isn’t a miracle cure for everything that ails a person – but science shows that it has the potential to help treat a number of health conditions.
Here are some tips of how to rethink the sound of your leaking tap, which should help bring you a decent night’s sleep. Or you could just fix the tap.
If you’ve had trouble sleeping during or after a COVID infection, you’re not alone.
Brown noise sounds like the ocean and some people say it helps them sleep. Here’s what the science actually says.
People – particularly women – take a little longer to fall asleep when they are next to a casual partner or single.
Top contributors
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Honorary Affiliate and Clinical Psychologist at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, and Macquarie University Research Fellow, Macquarie University
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Professor of Sleep Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor at Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University
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Royal Holloway, University of London
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Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University
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Professor and Head of Paediatric Sleep Research, CQUniversity Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Mental Health and Intersectionality, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor of Sleep and Wellbeing, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Flinders University
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Assistant Professor of Aging Studies, University of South Florida
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Sleep Researcher, Appleton Institute, HealthWise Research Group, CQUniversity Australia
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Lecturer, University of Cambridge; Anglia Ruskin University