Sleep Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapeutics

by Pandi-Perumal; Sr

• ISBN13: 9780415438186
• ISBN10: 0415438187
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-27
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

This first such volume in this field, Sleep Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapeuticsexplores sleep pharmacology and therapeutics. This text is an introduction for clinicians and researchers who are new to sleep pharmacology and outlines the wider range of therapeutic options currently available to them. Leading researchers in the area of experimental and clinical and psychopharmacology critically assess the progress in their specialist fields.For seasoned clinicians, the book assists in selecting the most appropriate methodologies and treatment options designed to circumvent the problems in combating sleep disorders. The use of this knowledge is essential for the development of skills and techniques in sleep disorders and their treatment and diagnosis.Sleep Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapeuticsnot only informs, but also stimulates research in this area and is a must-have text for psychiatrists, psychopharmacologists, and experimental andclinical pharmacologists, psychologists, and neuroscientists. This resource is also appropriate for physicians and scientists from academic centers, commercial and clinical laboratories, and those who are involved in research and development of sleep pharmaceuticals.

Table of Contents

Classification of Sleep Disorders

Sleep Loss and Sleepiness

Approach to the patient with sleep complaint

Manifestations of hypersomnia

Neuropsychology of Sleep

Receptor mechanisms in sleep and wakefulness

Transient Insomnia: A Behavioral Sleep Medicine Perspective

Chronic insomnia

Robound with Hypnotic medication

Benzodiazepines: An overview

Benzodiazepines: Effects on memory functioning

Behavioral therapy, sleep hygiene and psychotherapy

Sleep factors

The Cytoch P450 enzyme systems: Its relevance to the Pharmacology of sleep

Pharmacokinetics: Basic Concepts for dosage regimen considerations

Chronopharmacology: Principles and applications in sleep medicine

Sleep and Geriatric Psychopharmacology

Antihistamines and sleep

First generation hypnotics and sedatives

GABA-BZD receptors as target for new hypnotics

Benzodiazepines: Effects on sleep

Indiplon

Serotonergic drugs as sleep medications

Prostaglandins and sleep/wake regulation

Function of endocannabinoids and related compounds in sleep

Sleep Medications: When to Prescribe and Rationale for Use

Stimulants: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Prospects

Zolpidem: its use in the treatment of sleep disorders

Eszopiclone: Efficacy and Safety

Zaleplon

Z-Drugs: Comparative tolerability

Rationale for the development of the Z-drugs

Metalonin and other indolamines: their involvement in sleep regulation

Ramelteon: a Melatonin receptor agonist

The rationale for the development of melatonin receptor ligands

Schizophrenia, Sleep and Antipsychotic Drugs

Interrelationships Between Sleep, Depression and Antidepressant Drugs

Effect of antiepileptic medications on sleep architecutre

Hormones and sleep

Timezone travel, jet lag and sleep disturbances

Alcohol, Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Consequent Daytime Impairment

Sleep medication and traffic safety

Effect of hypnotic drugs on body balance and standing steadiness

Neuropharmacology of Opioids

Sleep and Breathing Disorders in Adults

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy

Pharmacological Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Surgical Options in Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Restless Legs Syndrome: Treatment Options

Restless Legs Syndrome: effects on cognitive functioning, memory and psychomotor performance

Pharmacological treatment of narcolepsy

Modafinil and neuropharmacology of Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy: effects on cognitive functioning, memory and psychomotor performance

Dreams: Physiology, Pharmacology and Psychology

Sleep and Dreaming: Medication effects and side-effects

The Subjective Measurement of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

The Multiple Sleep Latency Test and Maintenance of Wakefulness Test: Use and Procedures

The OSLER test

The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

Scoring Rules and General Guidelines for the Pittsburgh Insomnia Rating Scale (PIRS)

The Athens Insomnia Scale

The Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire (LSEQ) for psychopharmacology research

Sleep Hygiene Practice Scale (SHPS)

Cyclic Alternating pattern (CAP)

Jetlag Questionnaire

Body Mass

Index

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