Sleep Disorders Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information About Sleep and Its Disorders, Including Insomnia, Sleepwalking, Sleep Apmea, Restless Leg Syndrome, and Narcolepsy;

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Provides information to help general readers identify symptoms of major sleep disorders including insomnia, sleepwalking, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, and narcolepsy. The work is divided into sections on: understanding sleep requirements and the costs of sleep deprivation; sleep through the lifespan; the major sleep disorders; sleep medications; the relationship between other disorders and sleep; and additional information. The contents comprise documents and excerpts from publications issued by numerous government agencies, including the FDA, the NIH, the National Cancer Institute, and the US Public Health Service. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.