Sleep deprivation

The interest in studying the effects of sleep deprivation (deprivation) is based on evidence that people who have been deprived of sleep for a long time often develop disorders of thinking and perception, similar to those observed in schizophrenia. Full deprivation. After 24–28 hours of complete sleep deprivation, the electrical…

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Disorders of the circadian rhythm

Disorders of the circadian rhythm of sleep develop during desynchronization between the inner “sleep-wakeful” cycle and the outer day-night cycle. As a rule, patients suffer from insomnia and / or PDS, which are resolved as the internal circadian rhythms self-rearrange. The diagnosis is established clinically. Treatment depends on the etiology…

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Sleeping Pills

Sleeping pills – this is a short name for a fairly large and very heterogeneous group of drugs that contribute to the onset and maintenance of sleep of sufficient duration and depth. The full name of this group of drugs is hypnotics. Currently, there is a wide range of drugs…

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Mental disorders

Basic facts There are many mental disorders that manifest themselves in different ways. In general, they are characterized by a combination of abnormal thoughts, ideas, emotions, behavioral reactions and relationships with others. Mental disorders include depression, bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia and other psychoses, dementia, mental retardation and developmental disorders, including…

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