Insomnia and Other Adult Sleep Problems

Many adults suffer from disturbed sleep. There are many possible causes for sleep problems, some psychological, others physical, and these can lead to unneccessary health and well-being problems. This comprehensive but easily understood book will help you to identify and explain problems leading to appropriate advice or treatment as necessary. It provide explanation of the possible causes, significance and treatment of insomnia, excessive sleepiness, and disturbed behaviour at night.

Throughout the book, advice is provided to help adults to sleep effectively with extra coverage included for those at particular risk of sleep problems, such as shift workers, and parents of young children. Case studies are included to illustrate how adults with various sleep disorders ahve been correctly diagnosed and treated, and 'Myths vs. Facts' boxes help sort the valuable information from the misleading.

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Reviewer:M. Isabel L. Crisostomo, MD(Rush University Medical Center)
Description:Part of The Facts series, this book discusses a variety of sleep problems with special emphasis on insomnia.
Purpose:It is intended as a resource on sleep problems for the general public, whether the patient or the patient's family, and health practitioners.
Audience:Although targeted primarily at the general public, this book certainly can be used by health professionals not familiar with the field of sleep medicine. The author is a noted authority in the field.
Features:The book begins with a general discussion of sleep, including its importance and its nature, changes in sleep with age, and features of poor sleep. Subsequent chapters cover a variety of sleep disorders, insomnia and its treatment, disorders of excessive sleepiness, and parasomnias. The book ends with chapters devoted to identifying the sleep disorders particular to stages of life and specific groups, as well as pitfalls of misdiagnosis of sleep disorders as medical or psychological conditions, and a chapter on how to get help with sleep problems. Chapters start with key points, include text boxes that debunk sleep myths, and employ case studies that illustrate the sleep disorder. Additional text boxes are provided as appropriate to distill the important points in the chapter. An appendix provides sources for additional information and a glossary defines terms.
Assessment:This is a worthy contribution to the sleep literature geared to the general public as well as health practitioners.

Professor Gregory Stores is Emeritus Professor of Developmental Neuropsychiatry in the University of Oxford. He has directed a sleep disorders service for patients of all ages since [check date], and has undertaken extensive research on sleep disorders and their treatment, as well as the effects of disturbed sleep on behaviour, performance and well-being.