Why Can't We Sleep?, 9780241984437
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Explore the cultural, social, and economic anxieties behind our sleepless nights.

Why Can't We Sleep?

understanding our sleeping and sleepless minds

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    18 March 2019

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Summary

Why Can’t We Sleep?: Unmasking the Truth About Insomnia

One in four adults struggles with sleep. Prescriptions for sleeping pills are soaring, and experts promise miracle cures for insomnia. But is this “sleep crisis” truly new?

Our relationship with sleep has always been complex, shaped by social norms, economic pressures, and individual psychology. Perhaps the idea of a “perfect” night’s sleep is a myth.

Darian Leader explores the history and psychology of sleeples…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241984437
ISBN-10:0241984432
Author:Darian Leader
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:18 March 2019
Weight:120g
Dimensions:180mm x 110mm x 22mm
About The Author

Darian Leader

Darian Leader is a psychoanalyst and the author of many books, including The New Black, What Is Madness? and Is It Ever Just Sex?. He practises psychoanalysis in London, and he is a founding member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research and a member of the College of Psychoanalysts UK.

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