Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 129 Anxiety Disorders Holly Ramsawh, Murray B. Stein, Thomas A. Mellman Abstract Anxiety disorders are often associated with complaints of disturbed sleep. This chapter provides a review of the…
Insomnia: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Outcomes
Chapter 77 Insomnia Diagnosis, Assessment, and Outcomes Allison G. Harvey, Arthur J. Spielman Abstract The evaluation of insomnia should take place within two general frameworks: The one is the 3P…
Cognition and Performance in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Chapter 104 Cognition and Performance in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Terri E. Weaver, Charles F.P. George Abstract Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) demonstrate variable degrees of cognitive and…
Genetics of Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Humans
Chapter 16 Genetics of Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Humans Juliette Faraco, Emmanuel Mignot Abstract Sleep is an evolutionarily old and vital process, and behavioral sleep has been observed in…
Pain and Sleep
Chapter 126 Pain and Sleep Gilles Lavigne, Michael T. Smith, Ronald Denis, Marco Zucconi Abstract Pain is an acute or chronic condition associated with a sensory and emotional experience reported…
Mood Disorders
Chapter 130 Mood Disorders Michael J. Peterson, Ruth M. Benca Abstract Mood disorders, including major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, are commonly associated with sleep disturbance, and sleep problems are…
Medication and Substance Abuse
Chapter 132 Medication and Substance Abuse Timothy Roehrs, Thomas Roth Abstract Nearly all of the psychoactive drugs with a known abuse liability have profound effects on sleep and wakefulness. Substance…
Other Parasomnias
Chapter 96 Other Parasomnias Mark W. Mahowald Abstract As mentioned in the preceding two chapters, parasomnias may conveniently be divided into two major categories: Primary parasomnias are those due to…
Acute Sleep Deprivation
Chapter 5 Acute Sleep Deprivation Michael H. Bonnet Abstract Sleep deprivation is extremely common in modern society. Sleep loss is accompanied by significant and increasingly apparent alterations in mood, alertness,…
Heart Failure
Chapter 122 Heart Failure Shahrokh Javaheri Abstract Heart failure is a common disorder that has a significant economic impact and is associated with excess morbidity and mortality. Because of increased…
