Table of Contents

1. Basic Sleep/Circadian Concepts, Science, Deprivation/Alteration, and Mechanisms
2. Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
3. Assessment, Methodology, Training and Policies of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
4. Insomnia
5. Hypersomnias
6. Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
7. Sleep Related Breathing Disorders
8. Sleep Related Movement Disorders
9. Parasomnias
10. Sleep and Other Conditions or Disorders
11. Sleep in Special Populations
12. Sleep/Circadian Rhythms and Technology

About the Author

Clete A. Kushida, M.D., Ph.D. is a neurologist who is a professor in the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University Medical Center, medical director of the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center, and director of the Stanford Center for Human Sleep Research. He is president of the World Sleep Federation, past president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and founding president of the California Sleep Society. He has conducted basic and clinical sleep research since 1977, has served as principal investigator for numerous federally and industry supported research studies, and has authored or edited over 150 publications, including six books.