Full Description
Millions of people complain of sleep problems, from insomnia to excessive daytime sleepiness, to chronic fatigue and the irritability associated with unsatisfactory sleep. Sleep problems are an important aspect of several psychiatric disorders, notably mood and anxiety disorders. Sleep deprivation has also been identified as a factor in numerous other medical conditions, including diabetes and impaired immune function. No matter what its specific medical source, sleep deprivation possesses high societal costs-impaired driving, work-related accidents and chronically poor work performance. In terms of specific sleep disorders, sleep apnea is becoming increasingly prevalent with the advent of chronic obesity. Despite the importance of sleep deprivation, education in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders is often neglected in undergraduate and post-graduate medical training. As a result, many physicians are uncomfortable assessing or treating even common sleep problems.
Part of the Oxford American Neurology Library, this concise, portable guide provides an essential reference on current, evidence-based medical approaches for effective diagnosis and long term management of common sleep disorders. The volume includes chapters on all major sleep disorders; each chapter describes the disorder and its symptoms, suggests diagnostic criteria and recommends methods of evaluation and treatment options. In addition, it features such useful tools and resources as a sleep diary, instructions for commonly used behavioral techniques, and helpful guidelines for the implementation of sleep disorder behavioral treatments.
Contents
Chapter 1 Normal Sleep ; Chapter 2 Clinical Evaluation of Sleep Disorders ; Chapter 3 Insomnia ; Chapter 4 Sleep Apnea and Related Disorders ; Chapter 5 Excessive Sleepiness and Narcolepsy ; Chapter 6 Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders ; Chapter 7 Parasomnias ; Chapter 8 Sleep Related Movement Disorders ; Appendices ; Appendix 1 Helpful websites for patients and health care providers ; Appendix 2 Insomnia algorithm ; Appendix 3 ICSD-2 Diagnoses with ICD numbers ; Sleep Measures ; Appendix 4 Berlin questionnaire for sleep apnea ; Appendix 5 Epworth Sleepiness Scale ; Appendix 6a Two Week Sleep Diary from AASM ; Appendix 6b National Sleep Foundation Sleep Diary ; Appendix 7 Insomnia Severity Index ; Appendix 8 Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index ; Appendix 9 Morning Eveningness Questionnaire ; Appendix 10 BMI table (from NHLBI) ; Appendix 11 Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), NIMH ; Index
