About Sleep Disorder
Quality sleep is integral to your overall health and wellness. In Long Beach, California, the Pacific Mind Health psychiatrists and providers specialize in mental health and sleep disorders and the correlation between lack of sleep and cognition. Poor sleep can have a negative impact on day-to-day activities, relationships, and family life. The Pacific Mind Health specialists can help you achieve optimal cognitive functioning through regulating your mood and sleep cycle. Call or conveniently request an appointment online.
What are sleep disorders?
Sleep disorders involve problems with the timing, quality, and amount of sleep. Poor sleep can interfere with your daily activities.
Sleep difficulties are linked to emotional and physical problems and can contribute to or exacerbate mental health conditions. In many cases, sleep disorders, such as insomnia, can be a symptom of depression.
Sleep is a basic human need that is essential for your physical and mental health. Your body goes through different phases of sleep throughout the night and usually works on a 24-hour circadian rhythm that helps you know when it’s time to sleep.
What are some of the most common sleep disorders?
There are around 80 different types of sleep disorders.
How does my mood impact my sleep?
Sleep and mood are closely connected. Inadequate sleep can cause stress and irritability while healthy sleep can enhance wellness.
Some sleep disorders such as chronic insomnia may increase the risk of developing a mood disorder, such as depression or anxiety. Poor sleep and feelings of anxiety or depression can be helped with a variety of effective treatments.
What are some treatments?
Our team often recommends one of the following treatments:
If you have concerns about your sleep, call Pacific Mind Health or schedule online.
Sleep disorders involve problems with the timing, quality, and amount of sleep. Poor sleep can interfere with your daily activities.
Sleep difficulties are linked to emotional and physical problems and can contribute to or exacerbate mental health conditions. In many cases, sleep disorders, such as insomnia, can be a symptom of depression.
Sleep is a basic human need that is essential for your physical and mental health. Your body goes through different phases of sleep throughout the night and usually works on a 24-hour circadian rhythm that helps you know when it’s time to sleep.
What are some of the most common sleep disorders?
There are around 80 different types of sleep disorders.
- Insomnia
Insomnia involves difficulty falling or staying asleep. People with insomnia often have daytime fatigue and problems with concentration, due to a lack of adequate sleep. - Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder that happens when your breathing is interrupted during sleep, either by a blockage of the airway when the soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses during sleep, or when the brain fails to instruct the body to breathe. Symptoms of sleep apnea include snoring, fatigue, and restlessness during sleep. - Restless leg syndrome
Restless leg syndrome causes an intense and often irresistible urge to move your legs and can make it difficult for you to fall or stay asleep.
How does my mood impact my sleep?
Sleep and mood are closely connected. Inadequate sleep can cause stress and irritability while healthy sleep can enhance wellness.
Some sleep disorders such as chronic insomnia may increase the risk of developing a mood disorder, such as depression or anxiety. Poor sleep and feelings of anxiety or depression can be helped with a variety of effective treatments.
What are some treatments?
Our team often recommends one of the following treatments:
- Mindfulness and meditation techniques
- Medications
- Lifestyle changes, such as appropriate exercise, nutrition, and stress management
- Psychotherapy with specialty modules including our structured CBT for Insomnia module (8-10 structured psychotherapy sessions with various homework assignments and sleep logs)
- Techniques to improve your sleep and sleep environment
- If depression is causing or contributing to your sleep problems, your doctor might recommend Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and other effective methods to treat your depression.
If you have concerns about your sleep, call Pacific Mind Health or schedule online.