Specifically designed for use by all mental health practitioners and primary care physicians, the second edition of the "Concise Guide to Evaluation and Management of Sleep Disorders" provides a practical approach to the differential diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. Considerably updated and revised, this concise guide is now fully compatible with DSM-IV. It contains improved coverage of all sleep disorders, including circadian rhythm abnormalities and parasomnias, as well as updated information on treatments such as hypnotic drugs. The authors use a symptom-based approach to facilitate differential diagnosis and outline multiple treatment options for each disorder, including behavioural treatment options that primary care physicians can use. A special section focuses on sleep problems during pregnancy, in children, and in the elderly. This handy guide also includes numerous charts, graphs, and decision trees that place important information at caregivers' fingertips and enable them to improve and expedite their evaluations of patients with sleep complaints.
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About the Author:
Martin Reite, M.D., is Director of the University Insomnia and Sleep Disorders Clinic and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. John Ruddy, M.D., is Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Staff Physician at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center, both in Denver, Colorado; Diplomat with the American Board of Internal Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. Kim Nagel, M.D., is Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado; Diplomat with the American Board of Internal Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota
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