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Increasing scientific evidence point to a non-pharmacological
complementary treatment for insomnia: white noise. Its presentation
has been shown to induce sleep in human neonates and adults,
probably by reducing the signal-to-noise ratio of ambient sound.
White noise may be a simple, safe, cost-effective alternative to
hypnotic medication in many psychiatric disorders, especially acute
stress disorder and PTSD.
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- family: Bracha
given: Stefan
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date: 2002-09
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keywords: 'PTSD, sleep, complementary medicine, insomnia'
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title: |-
Evidence Based Complementary
Intervention for Insomnia
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