…the secret of sleep
Our subject
today is the secret of sleep, which correctly indicates that there are still a lot of unanswered questions when it comes to sleep. One of the most important questions is: Why do we have to sleep?
Sleep conserves energy, we spend less energy while we sleep. We are not subjected to the cold, we do not need to strain our muscles, for we are usually lying in a warm bed.
However, it is not only saving energy – we actually recreate the capacity to protect our body against the cold, the ability to stay warm when we are subjected to the cold the next day.
Therefore it is a matter of conservation of conservation .We do not only save calories, it is more the ability to regulate calories that is renewed - which means body-warmth as well as energy for the metabolism.
Info: brigitte.holzinger@chello.at
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Dr. Brigitte Holzinger
offers the possibility of clarifying and treating non-organic sleep disorders. The focus here is on the treatment of fear and nightmares through Gestalt and behaviour therapy as well as treatment of sleep disorders without medication (relaxation techniques, sleep restrictions, autogenic training) in private and group sessions.
Services
Diagnosis and therapy of insomnia, hypersomnia, disorders of the sleep-wake cycle, and parasomnia (primarily fear and nightmares). Extensive clinical and psychological diagnoses; testing of vigilance and attention (for the diagnosis and treatment of fatigue during the day), evaluation of the sleep-wake cycle with the help of a sleep diary and actigraphy (continuous activity measurements).
Technical Equipment
Computer tests for activity recording (vigilance, reaction time); actigraphy (for outpatient examination of the sleep/wake cycle; sleep masks (REM glasses) for examining REM/non-REM sleep and to learn about lucid dreaming (for example for therapy of fear and nightmares).
Personnel
Psychologists; psychotherapists. Through close cooperation with the sleep laboratories of the University Clinic, Vienna, the institute also has access to a number of specialists for psychiatry, paediatrics, neurology, and pneumology.
Anmeldung: Frau Dr. Brigitte HOLZINGER, Tel.: 0699-101 99 042
Adresse: 1180 Wien, Canongasse 13/1
Info: brigitte.holzinger@chello.at
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Links on the Subject of Sleep
WFSRS - World Federation of Sleep Research Societies
European Sleep Research Society
Associated Professional Sleep Societies
Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Schlafforschung und Schlafmedizin (DGSM)
