Sleep Deprivation Book

Pivoting on the theme that sleep deprivation has profound repercussions on the well-being of individuals and society, sleep researchers from around the world cover evaluating sleep loss, sleep loss in disease states, special populations, consequences of sleep loss, short-term countermeasures for sleep loss effects, and critical theoretical and practical issues. Among the specific topics are the multiple sleep latency test, medical conditions and diseases, inadequate sleep in children and adolescents, pregnancy and postpartum, the epidemiological health impact, driving performance, military operational effectiveness, stimulants, naps, sleep restriction as therapy for insomnia, and the role of endogenous sleep-promoting substances. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR