Publisher's Synopsis
This revised edition presents a comprehensive, up-to-date review of sleep disorders by leading workers in the field. Contributors discuss each topic in the context of background material. Material is reorganized along the new widely-accepted nosology for sleep disorders defined by the Association of Sleep Disorder Centers in 1979. Sections cover classification and diagnosis, primary sleep disorders, disorders of the sleep/wake cycle, disorders secondary to other psychiatric and mental conditions, and pharmacotherapy. Each chapter deals with a particular medical speciality or disease entity. Topics covered include interactions between sleep and pathological states, drug effects, EEG profiles and metabolic/endocrine changes in the elderly.
