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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chapter 6 Chronic Sleep Deprivation Siobhan Banks, David F. Dinges Abstract Chronic sleep deprivation, also referred to as chronic sleep restriction, is common, with a wide range of causes including…
Chapter 11 Introduction Fred W. Turek The inclusion for the first time of a specific Section on genetics in Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine is a heralding event as…
