The Oxford Handbook of Sleep Medicine provides a comprehensive, practical guide to clinicians of all backgrounds for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders across clinical specialties. Sleep medicine is encountered in almost every field of medicine yet clinical training and practical guidance is often difficult to find. This handbook is essential for all clinicians seeking a clear and concise quick-reference guide to sleep disorders in their day-to-day practice,from the GP to specialists in respiratory medicine, psychiatry, neurology and surgery. It will also provide an excellent resource for those pursuing specialist training in clinical sleep medicine.This handbook is written from a practical perspective, to guide clinical practice, rather than providing simply theoretical knowledge. It provides guidance from experienced clinicians across a range of specialties to provide a truly comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to sleep medicine. This handbook covers the full range of sleep disorders, from insomnia to very rare movement disorders, to ensure the reader has quick access to the right information whenever they need it.
The Neurobiological Basis of Sleep; General Approach to Sleep Disorders; Diagnostic Tests in Sleep Medicine; Clinical Aspects of Insomnia; Psychological Therapies for Insomnia; Medical Management of Insomnia; Sleep Disordered Breathing; Sleep Disordered Breathing and its Associations; Medical Approaches to the Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing; Dental Approaches to the Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing; Surgical Approaches to the Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing; Novel Appraches to the Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing; Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder; Narcolepsy; Other Central Hypersomnias; Circadian Rhythm Disorders; Sleep Walking and Other NREM Parasomnias; REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder; Other Parasomnias; Insomnia in Children; Primary Sleep Problems in the Typically Developing Child; Paediatric Neurodisability and Sleep; Sleep and Cognition; Sleep and Headache Disorders; Sleep and Epilepsy; Sleep and Pain; Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders; Medications Influencing Sleep; Sleep, The Workplace and Driving;
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