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Editorial Review: Praise for SOUND SLEEP, SOUND MIND
"If you are one of the 100 million Americans suffering from poor quality sleep, Sound Sleep, Sound Mind provides a refreshing look at getting to the real solutions for our sleep-deprived, over-caffeinated, over-medicated, over-stressed, and exhausted society. Look no further to find the ways to address the root causes of your sleep problems."
—Mark Hyman, MD, author of the New York Times bestseller, UltraMetabolism and editor in chief of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
"An excellent book that won't put you to sleep until bedtime—Sound Sleep, Sound Mind convinced me how important sleep is to good health. This is a wonderful treatment that teaches you how to identify and cope with feelings and emotions—one of the best, long-term remedies for insomnia."?
—Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD, Professor of Psychology at York University and author of Emotion-Focused Therapy
"At last, a b...
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1 of 1 found this review helpful:
A Great Resource for Mental Health Professionals, 2008-04-09
Dr. Krakow has written an outstanding resource for behavioral health professionals who treat individuals suffering from sleep disturbances. His Sleep Dynamic Therapy is an evidence-based and commonsense approach to improving not only the quantity of sleep, but the more important quality of sleep. Dr. Krakow relies on many of the basic principles of sleep medicine and behavioral and clinical psychology in presenting this effective approach for alleviating acute and chronic sleep problems. I highly recommend this book as a first line treatment for those suffering from sleep difficulties. -Bret A. Moore, Psy.D., ABPP (Board Certified Clinical Psychologist)
0 of 4 found this review helpful:
Nothing about cell phone avoidance!, 2008-01-30
There's years of research showing that very weak microwaves (like emitted from a cell phone, Wi-Fi, cordless phone, or microwave oven) can alter EEG patterns and reduce sleep quality. This was seen again recently by a group funded by the cell phone industry ("Mobile phone radiation wrecks your sleep", The Independent, Jan 20, 2008).
This book does not even mention that cell phone use during the day can disrupt your sleep that night.
1 of 1 found this review helpful:
Learning to Sleep Again, 2008-01-13
I met Dr. Krakow several years ago when I self-referred myself to his practice after seeking to find someone to help me with my sleep disorder. One of the first things Dr. Krakow pointed out to me was concerning sleep hygiene. Learning how to write things down on a pad of paper sometime early in the evening before bedtime and leave them there, or not watching the clock or time monitoring at night are two examples in Dr. Krakow's book, "Sound Sleep, Sound Mind" that have proven to be nuggets of truth that have helped me with my sleep disorder. These and other recommendations like them were very helpful to me. Learning to sense feelings and not ignore them is another very important aspect of good sleep hygiene I have learned from Dr. Krakow's book. I think this is the most important aspect of learning about sleep issues for me. It was good to be reminded, "human emotion is to protect you to insure your survival, safety and security." It was also very important to learn that there is also a physical component to a sleep disorder. It's hard to summarize all the things I have incorporated into my life after reading this book. I think the consciousness-raising aspect of the books is what strikes me as the most important thing about it. Relearning some things and incorporating them to improve my quality of sleep, becoming more in touch with my emotions and not over thinking things has been very helpful to me in my search for good quality sleep. Thank you, Dr. Krakow, for your caring, concern, and dedication in helping those of us who dare to sleep, perchance to dream.
Nancy
3 of 5 found this review helpful:
Well, it put ME to sleep, at least!, 2007-12-14
But seriously, folks,,, What will help a person with his/her sleep is a very individual matter and hard to predict. There was not that much that was new to me in this book, but it seems from other reviews that it may have helped others.
The big problem with this book, in my opinion, is its almost disturbed level of repetitiousness--endless, pounding, numbing, and in the end very annoying.I would judge there to be enough in this book to make a 20-25 page article were the author even moderately succinct. The relentless repetition of claims to have made some sort of truly major breakthrough in the treatment of insomnia seems to me to betray the over- insistent certainty of the fanatic. Either that, or the author is a fan of what used to be called the Army Method of exposition: first tell them what you're going to tell them, then tell them, then tell them what you just told them. "Sound Sleep" could definitely have benefited from a professional writer as co-author, or else a good and rather severe editor.
1 of 1 found this review helpful:
Great Book , 2007-12-12
There is much to say about this book. But one paragraph really blew my mind.
For some time now, I've periodically woken up in the night with terrific fear, anxiety, and black feelings of death and doom that were hard to explain by any dream I was aware of or any event.
The next morning, the feeling would be completely gone, but I'd tell my wife about this terrifying experience, and she'd shake her head in wonder.
But there it was in your book as a symptom of unsound sleep! That alone was worth the price of the book.
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