Word: insomnia
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...general older men are less likely than women to tell their doctors they are depressed. Men may be embarrassed, or they--and their doctors--may erroneously think that depression is an unavoidable part of growing old. The symptoms are often described as insomnia, fatigue or loss of appetite. As many as 70% of older people who commit suicide have visited their primary-care physician within the previous four weeks. Older people are less likely than younger adults to seek or respond to offers of help. They make few suicidal gestures, but a greater number succeed in carrying out their suicides...
...convincing performance of Bach's monumental Goldberg Variations requires much more than brilliant virtuosity and finger agility. Written both to alleviate a Count Kaiserling of his nightly insomnia and as a set of "keyboard exercises," the work has become one of the cornerstones of the repertoire, its aria instantly recognizable to many. Among the aria and 30 variations are nine canons, a French overture, fugues and a quodlibet...
...journal dealt with everyday life, describing impressions of nature, dinner with friends and bouts of insomnia, among other topics...
...consequences of systematically depriving ourselves of sufficient sleep. It is not only our capacity to concentrate and absorb information that suffers. So do our inter-personal relationships, since tired people tolerate one another less easily. We run the risk of permanent disruption in our sleep patterns, i.e. chronic insomnia. We put ourselves under sustained and cumulative stress that can lead to physical and psychological collapse. If we drive in a state of exhaustion, we may pose a danger to others equal to that of a drunk driver. And even if none of these dramatic consequences ensues, at the very least...
...Insomnia...