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Web Sites of General Relevance
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: About.Com.
- Links and articles for the nonprofessional.
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
- Describes the Academy’s activities.
- Lists position statements and practice parameters.
- Has separate areas for professionals and nonprofessionals.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: BabyCenter, Inc., a commercial site.
- Specific information for nonprofessionals about normal sleep in infant and toddlers.
- Strategies for helping parents manage their children’s sleep difficulties.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Canadian Sleep Society.
- FAQs about sleep disorders.
- Lists sleep disorder facilities in Canada.
- Has a mirror site in French.
KidsHealth for Parents: General Health
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: KidsHealth.
- About halfway down the page are a few links to articles for the general public on “Your Kid’s Sleep,?including discussions of apnea, parasomnias in general, and night terrors.
NAPS: New Abstracts and Papers in Sleep
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: WebSciences International.
- A free service that sends weekly citations by e-mail of new articles in the field of sleep and sleep disorders.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Searle.
- Practical advice on sleep hygiene and coping with insomnia.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Web Sciences International, a Web site developer.
- A portal site for professionals, with links to Web sites for publications, associations, and bibliographies.
- Discussion forums concerning sleep disorders research and practice, with brief scientific articles; however, most of the actual postings are from nonprofessionals.
- Outlines from medical school curricula concerning various dyssomnias and parasomnias.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Unknown.
- A single long page with links to every area of sleep disorders, including mailing lists; Web sites about sleep disorders, related journals and professional associations, sleep research, medications, and many more areas.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Sleep Research Society, a nonprofit association promoting education and training of professionals in the understanding of sleep and sleep disorders.
- Describes the Society’s activities.
- Contains full text of some of the Society’s newsletters.
- Links to sleep societies?Web sites around the world.
Sleep, Dreams, and Wakefulness
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Unknown.
- Links, in English and French, to scientific articles on sleep mechanisms.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Sharon Keenan School of Sleep Medicine (CA).
- FAQs about normal sleep and sleep disorders, including a page on children’s sleep.
- Links to sleep disorder centers.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Sleep/Wake Disorders Canada, an association of volunteers who disseminate information about sleep disorders.
- Links to online articles and Web sites about sleep disorders.