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Klappentext This groundbreaking book summarizes the current knowledge about the intrinsic interrelationship between sleep and psychiatry. With contributions from a wide range of specialists! it explores the role of sleep in the pathophysiology of mental health disorders and death as well as in healing! longevity! well-being! and performance. Existing books on this subject are too specific and written for sleep specialists only! or they are too general and not practical. This is the first book devoted to conceptual and clinical practice oriented interrelations between sleep and psychiatry. Zusammenfassung Sleep medicine is a growing field. As is often the case in any rapidly expanding field! the literature has become abundant and often controversial. At the same time! specialized textbooks! manuals! periodicals! and papers are not easily accessible and are difficult to interpret for the practical needs of general practitioners! psychiatrists! and other health professionals. A groundbreaking resource! Sleep Psychiatry summarizes the current knowledge about the intrinsic relationship between sleep and psychiatry. Highlights include:" Adaptive function of parasomnias and new view on the origin of habits as modulators of alertness and sleep" Destructive and forensic aspects of sleep psychiatry" Sleep as a physiological basis for daytime mental and emotional functions" Physiological sleep mechanisms as the foundation for the development of alertness! attention! and productive wakefulness" Sleep deviations as the basis for alertness/attention problems" Sleep state as a trigger of sickness and death" Effective control of sleep mechanisms as a means to prevent and treat some medical and psychiatric problemsExisting books on this subject are too specific and written for sleep specialists only! or they are too general and not practical. This is the first book devoted to conceptual and clinical practice and oriented toward the interrelationship between sleep and psychiatry. With contributions from a wide range of specialists! the book explores the role of sleep in the pathophysiology of mental health disorders and death as well as in healing! longevity! well being! and performance. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefacePSYCHOBIOLOGY OF SLEEP THROUGH THE LIFE SPANBasic Neurophysiological Changes in Sleep and Wakefulness! A.Z. Golbin and N. FreedmanDevelopment of Sleep-Wake Structure in Human Ontogenesis! A. Shepovalnikov and A.Z. GolbinThe Psychophysiology of REM Sleep in Relation to Mechanisms of Psychiatric Disorders! V.S. RotenbergGender and Sleep! E. Robinson-Rossi! L. Keith! H.M. Kravitz! and A.Z. GolbinTHE EFFECTS OF SLEEP DISORDERS ON HEALTH AND MENTAL FUNCTIONInsomnia: Perspectives from Sleep Medicine and Psychiatry! J.K. Lilie and H.W. LahmeyerThe Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome and Sleep-Related Consequences of Other Chronic Respiratory Disorders: Associations with Neurocognitive Dysfunction! Mood and Quality of Life! N.S. FreedmanShift Work and Circadian Rhythm Disorders! J.K. LilieNormal and Abnormal Dreams! A.Z. Golbin and V.S. RotenbergNarcolepsy and Daytime Sleepiness - The Impact on Daily Life! S.L. MerittTHE EFFECTS OF SLEEP DISORDERS ON HEALTH AND MENTAL FUNCTION PARASOMIAS: NOCTURNAL BEHAVIOR AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERSPeriodic and Rhythmic Parasomnias! A.Z. GolbinEpisodic and Paroxysmal Sleep Events! A.Z. Golbin and L. KayumovNocturnal Enuresis: A Disorder of Sleep! A.Z. GolbinNocturnal Sleep-Related Eating (Drinking) Disorders! A.Z. Golbin and L. KayumovStatic Phenomena in Sleep! A.Z. GolbinAdaptive Therapy of Parasomnias! A.Z. GolbinNEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND SLEEP ABERRATIONSGeneral Concepts of Sleep in Relation to Psychiatry! E. Vermetten! E. Geuze! and J. MertensAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Sleep Disorders in Children! P. DodzikPervasive Developmental Disorders and Sleep! V. Kagan! P. Dodzik! and A. GolbinSleep in Seasonal Affective Disorder! J. Shen! L. Kayu...
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This groundbreaking book summarizes the current knowledge about the intrinsic interrelationship between sleep and psychiatry, with contributions from a wide range of specialists.
