Recent studies have shown that prolonged use of hi-tech devices affect the melatonines endogenous secretion, the hormone that regulates sleep and more hours before the computer bring insomnia and anxiety. But reality can be based only on one side of the coin and seems paradoxically it is precisely the internet that can help all those who do not sleep at night. A Canadian study published in the journal "Sleep", has illustrated the positive aspects of Internet-based therapy was to cure the problems with depression and insomnia.
After completion of the study were found to be 81 per cent of those who had used was extremely efficient and have solved the problem in less than 5 weeks, versus 50 percent of those who had followed the traditional advice sessions with medication or psychological. However, the criticisms are not lacking here. Many believe that this new system based on the use of video, audio or text on the web does not help patients to talk to doctors to solve problems and understand the real causes of sleeplessness. "It is about a charming game, initially very effective, but lacks direct contact with the therapist," explains Professor K. Mostafavi, director of the Center for Advanced Research American "Sleep Medicine Services".
The novelty lies in the fact that to be cured enough to have a home computer without having to drink the medication or to spend hours in the seat of any psychoanalyst, a luxury that among other things, not all can afford . According to scientists who have tested the therapy of Web, the Internet operates on the human psyche causing emotions and feelings that the patient çlodhin. According to specialists, are these some of the secrets that make the patient desire to return to sleep. If this cure will be unable to truly solve the problem, this would be a revolution, a blow to pharmaceutical companies, but good news for more than 20 million Europeans every year who suffer from chronic sleep disorders and for ten Millions of others who have occasional problems. Not to mention then the Americans. Only in 2008, the United States of America, in more than 50 million prescriptions, medical white coats succumbed sleep medication to stimulate consumption which reaches a figure of 600 million dollars just to melatoninen and valerianen.
Sleep centers continue to be filled with people who stay all night with open eyes, while in Europe the number of those who suffer from insomnia and was admitted to hospital has increased by 10 per cent only these last 12 months. Research conducted by the group "Frost & Sullivan" has examined the type of sleep centers and outpatient hospital care in Europe, considering that medical costs for the worries of this kind are about 10 billion dollars per year and indirect costs associated with loss productivity even higher. A widespread phenomenon, but over all very complicated, powering every day an economic cycle, where there are no signs of crisis. The Internet can now guide the system with one click, "can become quite large with a web application. There are software, able to convey the feeling like you are giving the car.
These kinds of therapies make people feel autonomous, able to solve their own problems. I think these make them more motivated, "says psychologist and author of this study, Norah Vincent, University of Manitobes. The cure is based on a technical web related behavior and combines video, text and audio, explaining the patient all that is needed to know about sleep hygiene, how to relax and not to further worsen the situation when you realize that could to spend nights awake. Vincent, in her study, 40 participants were asked to keep diaries online and follow a few exercises that were shown on screen. Patients could name even download programs audioje, where specialized therapists interact with patients and explain how to solve the problem. This audio can be heard directly with an iPod and in bed. Who knows if the psychologist's voice heard in the dark is not really the best way to sleep like a lamb. Who suffers from this kind of illness does not have hesitated to try. Ultimately, even slept there will be content with a faster Internet navigation.
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