Parkinsonism
Chapter 87 Parkinsonism Claudia Trenkwalder, Isabelle Arnulf Abstract Altered sleep and vigilance are among the most frequent nonmotor symptoms in parkinsonism. As many as 60% patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD)…
Models of Insomnia
Chapter 78 Models of Insomnia Michael Perlis, Paul J. Shaw, Georgina Cano, Colin A. Espie Up until the late 1990s there were only two models regarding the etiology and pathophysiology…
Schizophrenia
Chapter 131 Schizophrenia Kathleen L. Benson, Irwin Feinberg Abstract Schizophrenia is perhaps the most devastating neuropsychiatric illness. Worldwide, its prevalence rate is about 1%. Although its etiology remains unknown, schizophrenia…
Sleep in Patients with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chapter 111 Sleep in Patients with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Neil J. Douglas Abstract Nocturnal cough, wheeze, and breathlessness are problems for many asthma patients, and they result…
Psychological and Behavioral Treatments for Insomnia I: Approaches and Efficacy
Chapter 79 Psychological and Behavioral Treatments for Insomnia I Approaches and Efficacy Charles M. Morin Abstract Insomnia can be triggered by a variety of precipitating events, but when it becomes…
Clinical Features and Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
Chapter 105 Clinical Features and Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome Michelle T. Cao, Christian Guilleminault, Clete A. Kushida Abstract Disorders involving disruption of normal breathing…
Clinical Pharmacology of Other Drugs Used as Hypnotics
Chapter 43 Clinical Pharmacology of Other Drugs Used as Hypnotics Daniel J. Buysse Supported by NIH grants MH024652, AG015138, AG020677. Abstract Various drugs other than benzodiazepine receptor agonists are used…
Ultradian, Circadian, and Sleep-Dependent Features of Dreaming
Chapter 49 Ultradian, Circadian, and Sleep-Dependent Features of Dreaming Tore Nielsen Abstract Dreaming is influenced by many of the same types of chronobiologic and sleep-dependent factors that regulate other sleep…
