The importance of a good rest? Sleep disorders are often overlooked, especially in today's society. Adequate sleep or rest is necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The effects of abnormal sleep habits can be detrimental not only to the individual but also to those around them. Sleep deprivation is often misdiagnosed as attention deficit disorder or depression due to similar symptoms. In extreme cases of sleep deficit, individuals are known to exhibit symptoms of psychosis or mania, most commonly associated with manic-depressive disorder and schizophrenia. Treatment of these conditions may require extensive therapy and medications. These medications can have harmful effects, especially when trying to treat the wrong cause for similar symptoms. To avoid misdiagnosis of sleep deprivation, doctors should first make suggestions for improving lifestyle habits and thoroughly test patients before making a final diagnosis. The development of technology has dramatically changed the lives of many people, an impact so subtle that it often goes unnoticed, even by the subject involved. A side effect, lack of sleep. As the technological era has developed, people's attention spans have shortened. Due to the many devices that individuals use regularly, focus on tasks has decreased due to the large number of tasks to complete and the demand for multitasking. With so much to do and little time to accomplish them, people rarely have time to rest. Individuals tend to bring their work home, whether it's literally working from home and being in constant contact with work, or simply stressing over work events and goals unfinished. Technology is the main reason for...... middle of document......10, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p95-114.White, Linda B. No more tossing and turning. Article. Vegetarian time; Nov96, issue 231, p34. Lamberg, Lynne. Rx for Obesity: Eat Less, Exercise More, and Maybe Sleep More. Article. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association; 05/24/2006, Vol. 295 Issue 20, p2341-2344. Williams, Jason. SLEEP DEPRIVATION CAN REDUCE ADHD. Article. Psychology today; August 2003, vol. 36 Issue 4, p23. Sculthorpe, Lauren D., Alan B. Douglass. Sleep pathologies in depression and clinical usefulness of polysomnography. Article Canadian Journal of Psychiatry; July 2010, vol. 55 Number 7, p413-421. Bergin, Christi A., David A. Bergin. Sleep: the EZ ZZ intervention. Article. Educational leadership; December 2009/January 2010, vol. 67 Number 4, p44-47.Early, Valérie RD, LD, CES, R.PhT, Reiki Master. Does nutrition affect your child's health? Article. 6/9/2009