Keyword: sleep disorders

The Long-Range Psychological Effects of 9/11 September 7, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele

Five years after 9/11, Armand DiMele examines how the attacks amplified whatever psychological vulnerabilities people already carried, driving surges in anxiety, sleep disorders, PTSD, extramarital affairs, addiction, and antidepressant use. Callers share firsthand accounts, including one man who found that volunteering broke his sense of helplessness.

Fear, Sleeplessness and the Medicated Mind February 8, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atti

Surging sleeping pill prescriptions since 2000 point to a population kept chronically anxious by threat messaging and media fear cycles. Armand and co-host Roberta Maria Atti trace how an overstimulated amygdala eventually crashes into depression, why sleep is biologically active rather than passive rest, and what simple remedies can replace Ambien.