Sleep, Stress, and Burnout
Chapter 74 Sleep, Stress, and Burnout Torbjörn Åkerstedt, Aleksander Perski, Göran Kecklund Abstract Long-term exposure to stress is usually seen as a major cause of insomnia. Cross-sectional studies consistently support…
Dream Content: Quantitative Findings
Chapter 50 Dream Content Quantitative Findings Antonio Zadra, G. William Domhoff Abstract Considerable progress has been made in the systematic study of dream content. The most commonly used methods for…
Dreams and Nightmares in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Chapter 53 Dreams and Nightmares in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Thomas A. Mellman, Wilfred R. Pigeon Abstract Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops in a significant minority of persons who are exposed…
Memory Processing in Relation to Sleep
Chapter 29 Memory Processing in Relation to Sleep Philippe Peigneux, Carlyle Smith Abstract Although each of us empirically recognizes the utmost importance of sleep for the quality of our everyday…
Introduction: The Changing Historical Context of Dream Research
Chapter 47 Introduction The Changing Historical Context of Dream Research Tore Nielsen Dream research is undergoing a period of vitality not seen since the 1960s, when the influence of Aserinsky…
Daytime Sleepiness and Alertness
Chapter 4 Daytime Sleepiness and Alertness Timothy Roehrs, Mary A. Carskadon, William C. Dement, Thomas Roth Abstract Sleepiness is a problem reported by 10% to 25% of the population, depending…
Introduction
Chapter 64 Introduction Gregory Belenky, Torbjörn Åkerstedt Abstract Occupational sleep medicine is a new field within the specialty of sleep medicine. It is developing from multiple basic and clinical strands…
Circadian Clock Genes
Chapter 12 Circadian Clock Genes Martha Hotz Vitaterna, Fred W. Turek Abstract Circadian (near 24-hour) rhythms can be produced by individual mammalian cells in a self-sustaining manner. These rhythms result…
Introduction: Master Circadian Clock and Master Circadian Rhythm
Chapter 31 Introduction Master Circadian Clock and Master Circadian Rhythm Fred W. Turek One of the distinguishing characteristics of sleep in animals as diverse as insects, fish, and mammals is…
Relevance of Sleep Physiology for Sleep Medicine Clinicians
Chapter 17 Relevance of Sleep Physiology for Sleep Medicine Clinicians Gilles Lavigne Abstract The physiology section of this volume covers a wide spectrum of very precise concepts from molecular and…
