Sleep disturbances and sleep deprivation are increasingly common in modern society. Epidemiological methods of investigation have shown that sleep deprivation is associated with a variety of chronic conditions and health outcomes. Sleep medicine is a rapidly growing field of clinical research, affecting people across their lifespan. Relevant to a wide range of specialities including respiratory medicine, neurology, cardiology, and psychiatry, sleep also has a significant impact on the study of epidemiology, public health, and preventive medicine. Sleep, Health, and Society presents epidemiological evidence linking sleep deprivation and disruption to several chronic conditions, and explores the public health implications with the view to developing preventive strategies. The new edition of Sleep, Health, and Society provides up-to-date information on recently discovered areas of sleep medicine. Fully updated to reflect new research and data, as well as additional new chapters exploring eating patterns, nutrition, pregnancy, cancer, pain, and CBT in relation to sleep. Written by leading experts in the field of sleep medicine, Sleep, Health, and Society is ideal for students and professionals in epidemiology and public health. The research presented would also be valuable to respiratory physicians, neurologists, cardiologists, and psychiatrists who are interested in the impact of sleep disturbances and disorders.
Section 1: Sleep; Sleep, health and society: the contribution of epidemiology; Principles of sleep-wake regulation; The function of sleep; Sleep and cognition; An overview of sleep-wake circuitry: circuit nodes, pathways and transmitters; The genetics of sleep; Sleep disorders: types and approach to evaluation; Section 2: Health; Sleep and cardio-metabolic disease; Sleep and respiratory disorders; Sleep and neurological disorders; Sleep and epilepsy - chicken or egg?; Sleep, inflammation and disease; Sleep and pregnancy; Sleep in children: a permanently evolving set of challenges; Loss of sleep or loss of dark? [Answer: both are threats to optimum health]; Circadian rhythms, sleep and anticancer treatments; Sleep and pain; Section 3: Society; Sleep in Western culture: a historical perspective; The sociology of sleep; Sleep and shift-work; Drowsy driving; Sleep, work hours and medical performance; The built environment and sleep; Adolescent sleep and later school start times; Sleep, law and public policy; Narcolepsy: living with a sleep disorder;
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