Clinical Manual for the Evaluation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders

The Clinical Manual for Evaluation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders is the first clinical text devoted solely to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders that is both comprehensive and conveniently portable. The book's 13 chapters offer a concise, step-by-step method of differential diagnosis for some of the most common sleep complaints encountered in today's professional clinical practices. And, unlike most other clinical textbooks, its small size gives it a broad accessibility.
The manual begins with an overview of sleep physiology and pathology, including eight common laboratory procedures and three major diagnostic nomenclatures for sleep disorders. Each of the chapters that follow provides an overview of symptoms, tests, and various behavioral and pharmacologic treatments for a wide range of sleep conditions, including insomnias, breathing disorders, parasomnias, and several common medical disorders that are often associated with sleep complaints. The latter chapters discuss sleep disorders in distinct patient demographics - specifically children, women (during pregnancy, the postpartum period, and menopause) and the increasing population of older adults. The book concludes with a chapter devoted to pharmacologic interventions, detailing the use of and clinical issues associated with 25 different types of drugs.

Martin Reite, M.D., is Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychia?try and Medical Director of the Neuromagnetic Imaging Laboratory at the University of Colorado, Den?ver. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

John Ruddy, M.D., is a consultant with The Center for Sleep and Wake Disorders in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and American Board of Internal Medicine.

Michael Weissberg, M.D., Executive Vice-Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado, Denver, and Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.