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This is an up-to-date, comprehensive source of case-based information about sleep disturbance in the young.
List of contents
Preface; 1. General issues; 2. Basic aspects of sleep and its disorders; 3. Sleeplessness; 4. Excessive sleepiness; 5. The parasomnias; 6. Clinical services and research; References; Glossary; Index.
About the author
Professor Gregory Stores MD, MA, DPM, FRCPsych, FRCP, has a background in fields including psychiatry, clinical neurophysiology, neurology and psychology. He has directed both sleep disorder and epilepsy services for patients of all ages referred from throughout the United Kingdom and has undertaken extensive research on sleep disorders and their treatment. He has lectured in various parts of the world and his many publications include Insomnia and Other Adult Sleep Problems: The Facts and Sleep Problems in Children and Adolescents: The Facts (both Oxford University Press, 2009), as well as a second edition of A Clinical Guide to Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents (Cambridge University Press, in preparation). Current special interests include the misdiagnosis of sleep disorders and medico-legal aspects of sleep disorders.
Summary
There is no available up-to-date, comprehensive source of information about sleep disturbance in the young. Gregory Stores addresses this need with a cross-disciplinary review of existing information, illustrated by actual cases. It will be essential reading for professionals in the field and any interested general reader.
