Subsequent vehicles like Patch Adams and Bicentennial Man were less well-received, prompting him to explore darker roles like the serial killer who torments Al Pacino's detective in the Alaska-set Insomnia.
In the small Alaskan town in which "Insomnia" is set, it's the hypnotic greens of the countryside that seem to lull almost everyone into an easygoing state of mind.
And it doesn't take long for the negative effects of insomnia to set in: Blood pressure can shoot up after even a single night of inadequate sleep.
One of the most common prescriptions psychologists give for curing insomnia is to set aside the bedroom for sex and sleeping only.
The Institvte has left me with severe bouts of p-set-induced insomnia and a case of stuck-to-desk-itis that recurs two to three times in a semester, then again just before break.
Most set somewhat stricter terms than California where insomnia, migraines and post-traumatic stress can all be reasons for a spliff, if you see the right doctor.
Nolan followed up with Insomnia (2002), a thriller set in the Alaskan wilds, which starred Al Pacino as a compromised police detective.
Insomnia is also hugely indebted to It, being set in the same town only eight years later, and refers to the events of that novel.
Yet there is a way to treat insomnia without setting patients up for a letdown as soon as the prescription runs out.
Receiver-operator characteristic curve analyses were used to compare a range of severity and frequency criteria sets for discriminating the insomnia and normal-sleeper groups.
The current study was conducted to test a range of frequency and severity criteria sets for discriminating primary insomnia sufferers from normal sleepers.
