Sleep

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A unique resource on sleep medicine Written by contemporary experts from around the world,Sleep: A Comprehensive Handbook covers the entirefield of sleep medicine. Taking a novel approach, the text featuresboth syndrome- and patient-oriented coverage, making it ideallysuited for both clinical use and academic study. Sleep: A Comprehensive Handbook begins with abrief introduction to the basic science of sleep, from neurobiologyto physiologic processes. This leads into sections offeringcomprehensive coverage of insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy,parasomnias, movement disorders, and much more. Sleep and relateddisorders are also discussed, followed by chapters onconsiderations for special patient groups. Special materials forpractitioners include a sample interview and questionnaire as wellas a chapter on operating and managing a sleep center. The textconcludes with discussions of sleep assessment methods such aspolysomnography, actigraphy, and video EEG monitoring. With full coverage of over 100 key topics in sleep medicine,Sleep: A Comprehensive Handbook offers the mostpractical, thorough, yet handy resource available on adult andpediatric sleep medicine. Praise from the reviews: "...no other publication in the field can begin to comparewith the breadth or depth of the 'Handbook'...I cannot imagine afunctioning sleep disorders clinic without at least one copy onstandby as a ready reference." PscyCRITIQUES "Sleep: A Comprehensive Handbook is a first-ratetextbook with concise, up-to-date information covering a wide rangeof subjects pertinent to the practice of sleep medicine."DOODY'S HEALTH SERVICES

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Teofilo L. Lee-Chiong

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"This complete and practical reference guide...is essentialreading for those interested in sleep medicine." (E-STREAMS,September 2007) "The book is easy to read and the style from chapter tochapter is remarkably consistent, which is a very difficult feat,considering that 215 authors contributed to this book's 1,058pages." (Respiratory Care, June 2007) "The text stands alone as an insightful and comprehensive'encyclopedia' detailing the phenomenon of sleep." (The Journalof the American Medical Association, April 18, 2007) "I highly recommend this book to the clinicians and medicalstudents who would like to sleep well, knowing that they have doneeverything possible to make their patients' sleep restful andhealthy." (New England Journal of Medicine, January 11,2007) "...no other publication in the field can begin to compare withthe breadth or depth of the 'Handbook'...I cannot imagine afunctioning sleep disorders clinic without at least one copy onstandby as a ready reference." (PscyCRITIQUES, July 19,2006) "Sleep: A Comprehensive Handbook is a first-rate textbookwith concise, up-to-date information covering a wide range ofsubjects pertinent to the practice of sleep medicine." (Doody'sHealth Services)
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