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A breathing-retraining procedure in treatment of sleep-onset insomnia: theoretical basis and experimental findings.
Mariano Chólizsubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtySedative effectExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyBreathing Exercises050105 experimental psychologylaw.invention03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinePhysical medicine and rehabilitationRandomized controlled triallawSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersmedicineInsomniaHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesBreathing retrainingdigestive oral and skin physiology05 social sciences030229 sport sciencesCarbon DioxideSensory SystemsAnesthesiaBreathingFemaleSleep (system call)Sleep Stagesmedicine.symptomSleep onsetPsychologyArousaldescription
Increase in CO2 has a sedative effect upon the central nervous system, and the beginning of sleep coincides with modifications in breathing, decrease in ventilation, and in pCO2 increase. In this paper is described a technique of breathing that is useful in producing drowsiness in a very short time. 46 insomniacs were randomly allocated to either a treatment or control condition. In the former, patients were trained in the breathing process. The control group was taught no breathing process. Latencies to sleep for the insomniacs confirmed that the breathing process was useful in producing drowsiness. Theoretical bases are discussed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-04-01 | Perceptual and motor skills |