Oxford: Oxfodr University Press, 2015. — 304 p. Sleep and Movement Disorders documents the significant progress made in the last decade regarding our understanding of motor control in sleep and the relationship between sleep and movement disorders. Divided into four major sections it covers sleep-related movements and the importance of recognizing sleep-related movement...
Springer, 2024. — 257 p. This book presents a complete guide for psychotherapists to apply a protocol based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to the treatment of insomnia. It describes an evidence-based treatment program for insomnia based on the theoretical model of ACT which allows clinicians to both apply it as monotherapy or in conjunction with behavioral...
Springer, 2015. — 652 p. — ISBN: 978-3-7091-1631-9 This book is the first to take into account the rapidly growing body of knowledge on the relation between sleep and PD. Gathering contributions from internationally recognized experts, it provides a unique source of in-depth information on sleep and circadian dysregulation in Parkinson’s disease. The book is divided into two...
Springer, 2015. — 231 p. — ISBN: 978-3-7091-1630-2 This book is the first to take into account the rapidly growing body of knowledge on the relation between sleep and PD. Gathering contributions from internationally recognized experts, it provides a unique source of in-depth information on sleep and circadian dysregulation in Parkinson’s disease. The book is divided into two...
Academic Press, 2013. — 2626 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-378611-1. In a world of 24-hour media saturation, sleep has become an increasingly fraught enterprise. The award-winning four-volume Encyclopedia of Sleep is the largest reference, either online or in print, on the subject of sleep. Written to be useful for the novice and the established researcher and clinician, Topic areas will...
Informa Healthcare, 2007. — 728 p. — (Lung Biology in Health and Disease, Volume 220) — ISBN: 9780849337154 Compiled by an international group of more than 40 authors, this reference book supplies an engaging and comprehensive review of the major topics and key issues associated with narcolepsy and hypersomnia. Spanning the latest advances in the field, this source covers...
Springer, 2012. — 403 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4419-9892-7 There are at least four reasons why a sleep clinician should be familiar with rating scales that evaluate different facets of sleep. First, the use of scales facilitates a quick and accurate assessment of a complex clinical problem. In three or four minutes (the time to review ten standard scales), a clinician can come to a...
Academic Press, 2019. — 450 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-813014-8. This Handbook reviews the current knowledge on the nature and manifestations of sleep disorders associated with a variety of common medical conditions, including epilepsy, traumatic brain injury and dementia. It also provides clinical guidelines on how to assess and treat them with pharmacological and non-pharmacological...
2nd edition. — Humana Press, 2013. — 353 p. — (Current Clinical Neurology) — ISBN: 978-1-62703-323-7 In Sleep Disorders in Women: A Guide to Practical Management, 2nd Edition, a multidisciplinary panel of eminent researchers and practicing clinicians comprehensively updates the multifaceted aspects of sleep disorders in women at different stages of life, illuminating the unique...
Springer, 2011. — 445 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4419-8389-3 The field of narcolepsy has developed enormously within the last 10 years. Indeed the understanding of the basics of sleep-wake regulation and the discovery of new neurotransmitter systems (the hypocretins) has boosted research and key findings in the field, providing important insights into how sleep is regulated. Consequently...
Springer, 2018. — 667 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-90151-0 This book describes a sleep disorder belonging to the category of parasomnias (i.e. the sleep behavioral and experiential disorders) characterized by abnormal vocal and motor behaviors in the context of vivid dreams and loss of the customary muscle atonia during the stage of sleep called REM sleep. REM-atonia - one of the...
2nd edition. — Informa Healthcare, 2007. — 457 p. Focusing on the relationship between sleep and brain function and the improved management of sleep in patients with neurologic diseases, Sleep Disorders and Neurologic Diseases, Second Edition offers recommendations for the management of primary sleep disorders, sleep disorders secondary to well-established neurological...
Intech, 2012. — 203 p. For progress to be maintained in a clinical field like sleep medicine, unimpeded, unrestricted access to data and the advances in clinical practice should be available. The reason why this book is exciting is that it breaks down the barriers to dissemination of information, providing scientists, physicians, researchers and interested individuals with a...
Saunders, 2009. — 467 p. This book represents a major effort to bring together expertise in sleep surgery to describe the current state of the art. As a surgical atlas, it provides descriptions of a wide variety of specifi c techniques. These address multiple levels of the upper airway as is commonly required in the sleep disordered breathing patient. Distinct from other...
National Academies Press, 2006. — 426 p. It is estimated that 50 to 70 million Americans chronically suffer from a disorder of sleep and wakefulness, hindering daily functioning and adversely affecting health and longevity. The cumulative long-term effects of sleep deprivation and sleep disorders have been associated with a wide range of deleterious health consequences...
Springer, 2017. — 291 p. — ISBN10: 1493967754. — ISBN13: 978-1493967759. Due to the fact that Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease is usually a chronic condition, this book aims to provide physicians with the necessary tools for the long-term management of patients with RLS. The first part of the book addresses the various comorbidities and long-term consequences of RLS...