Understanding sleep : the evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders

A good night's sleep is not just a luxury. How well a person sleeps can affect cognitive functioning, mental health, work performance, quality of life, and physiological and immune functions. This edited volume looks at recent developments in sleep research, provides an easy-to-understand review of the biological rhythms and stages of sleep, and outlines the different kinds of sleeping disorders. It gives practioners a set of methods for charting their clients sleep patterns and for developing behavioural techniques to bring on better sleep. The book is aimed at health psychologists, therapists, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses and neurologists wanting to help their patients who struggle with sleep. Graduate students may also find this of value.… (more)