Sleep : the mysteries, the problems, and the solutions / Carlos H. Schenck.
2007
616.8498 S324s 2007
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Title
Sleep : the mysteries, the problems, and the solutions / Carlos H. Schenck.
Author
ISBN
9781583332702
1583332707
1583332707
Imprint
New York : Avery, c2007.
Language
English
Description
xix, 294 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
616.8498 S324s 2007
System Control No.
(OCoLC)76064683
(OCoLC)76064683
(OCoLC)76064683
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273-285]) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Preface
Introduction : When good sleep goes bad
ch. 1. A tour of sleep
ch. 2. Insomnia : bleary-eyed nights
ch. 3. Obstructive sleep apnea : suffocating repeatedly in your sleep
ch. 4. Restless legs syndrome : the agony of jittery dowsiness
ch. 5. Hypersomnias : excessive sleepiness, daytime dysfunction
ch. 6. Circadian-rhythm disorders : timing is everything
ch. 7. Confusional arousals and the crush of severe morning sleep inertia
ch. 8. Sleepwalking : the twilight state
ch. 9. Abnormal sleepsex : unknowing cruel intimacy
ch. 10. Sleep terrors : the night the ghost got scared
ch. 11. Sleep paralysis : dreaded visits from the old hag
ch. 12. Sleep-related binge eating : relentless loss of control
ch. 13. REM sleep behavior disorder : bizarre and violent dream enactment
ch. 14. Nocturnal dissociative disorders : the lost children as adults
ch. 15. Sleep-talking : disruptive chatter, obscene shouting, and desdemona scenarios
ch. 16. Parasomnia shadows of obstructive sleep apnea
ch. 17. Parasomnia potpourri : nocturnal groaning, exploding head syndrome, sleep-laughing
and pets with parasomnias
ch. 18. Bed partner's insomnia : sleeping with a snorer, leg-jerker, loud sleep-talker, or parasomniac
Glossary
Endnotes
General references on sleep disorders and parasomnias
Index.
Introduction : When good sleep goes bad
ch. 1. A tour of sleep
ch. 2. Insomnia : bleary-eyed nights
ch. 3. Obstructive sleep apnea : suffocating repeatedly in your sleep
ch. 4. Restless legs syndrome : the agony of jittery dowsiness
ch. 5. Hypersomnias : excessive sleepiness, daytime dysfunction
ch. 6. Circadian-rhythm disorders : timing is everything
ch. 7. Confusional arousals and the crush of severe morning sleep inertia
ch. 8. Sleepwalking : the twilight state
ch. 9. Abnormal sleepsex : unknowing cruel intimacy
ch. 10. Sleep terrors : the night the ghost got scared
ch. 11. Sleep paralysis : dreaded visits from the old hag
ch. 12. Sleep-related binge eating : relentless loss of control
ch. 13. REM sleep behavior disorder : bizarre and violent dream enactment
ch. 14. Nocturnal dissociative disorders : the lost children as adults
ch. 15. Sleep-talking : disruptive chatter, obscene shouting, and desdemona scenarios
ch. 16. Parasomnia shadows of obstructive sleep apnea
ch. 17. Parasomnia potpourri : nocturnal groaning, exploding head syndrome, sleep-laughing
and pets with parasomnias
ch. 18. Bed partner's insomnia : sleeping with a snorer, leg-jerker, loud sleep-talker, or parasomniac
Glossary
Endnotes
General references on sleep disorders and parasomnias
Index.
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