Sleep disorders in women : a guide to practical management / edited by Hrayr P. Attarian.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Attarian, Hrayr P.

Series:

Current clinical neurology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sleep disorders.

Women--Health and hygiene.

Women.

Sleep Wake Disorders.

Hormone Replacement Therapy.

Menopause--physiology.

Postpartum Period--physiology.

Pregnancy--physiology.

Sex Factors.

Medical Subjects:

Sleep Wake Disorders.

Hormone Replacement Therapy.

Menopause--physiology.

Postpartum Period--physiology.

Pregnancy--physiology.

Sex Factors.

Women.

Physical Description:

xiv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2006]

Summary:

It is now well recognized that many health disorders are either unique to or more common among women than men. In Sleep Disorders in Women: A Guide to Practical Management, a multidisciplinary panel of eminent researchers and practicing clinicians comprehensively explores all aspects of sleep disorders in women at different stages of life, illuminating the unique impact that each reproductive and endocrine stage has on both normal sleep and sleep disorders. The authors-gynecologists, neurologists, pulmonologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, physician assistants, and psychologists-share their expert knowledge and experience in treating insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, restless legs syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea in adolescent, premenopausal, pregnant, and menopausal patients. Less commonly appreciated circadian rhythm disorders in adolescents such as delayed sleep phase syndrome and insomnia are also addressed. In addition to summarizing the latest, cutting-edge research in a succinct and clinically relevant manner, the authors also help physicians recognize the symptom patterns of sleep disorders in their female patients and offer guidance on diagnosing and treating them in a timely fashion. Introductory chapters provide essential background information on the epidemiology of sleep disorders in women, how to workup female patients with sleep complaints, and the impact of the life cycle on sleep in women.

Authoritative and clinically oriented, Sleep Disorders in Women: A Guide to Practical Management clarifies for today's busy clinicians the complexities of sleep physiology and sleep pathophysiology in women, so that they can more easily make accurate diagnoses and offer optimal treatments.

Contents:

Introduction / Hrayr P. Attarian

Epidemiology of sleep disorders in women / Hrayr P. Attarian

Workup of female patients with sleep complaints: a guide for mid-level health care providers / Diana Monaghan

The impact of life cycle on sleep in women / Margaret Moline, Lauren Broch, and Rochelle Zak

Normal reproductive and endocrine life stages and their impact on different sleep disorders / Rochelle Goldberg

Delayed sleep phase syndrome in adolescents / John Garcia

Defining, assessing, and treating adolescent insomnia and related sleep problems / Amy R. Wolfson, Alison Quinn, and Anna Vannucci

Restless legs syndrome: an overview with an emphasis on women / David M. Hiestand and Barbara Phillips

Nonhormonal treatments for insomnia / Catherine C. Schuman

Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in premenopausal women / Kanika Bagai and Beth A. Malow

Polycystic ovary syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea / Mira Aubuchon

Women and excessive daytime sleepiness / Hrayr P. Attarian

Parasomnias from a woman's health perspective / Carlos H. Schenck and Mark W. Mahowald

Restless legs syndrome in pregnancy / Keith J. Nagle

Evaluating insomnia during pregnancy and postpartum / Kathryn A. Lee and Aaron B. Caughey

Pregnancy and obstructive sleep apnea / Helena Schotland

Restless legs syndrome and menopause / Nancy S. Collins

Insomnia during menopause: sleep laboratory studies on insomnia associated with postmenopausal syndrome and hormone replacement therapy / Gerda Saletu-Zyhlarz ... [et al.]

Obstructive sleep apnea and menopause / Grace Pien and Sigrid Veasey.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1588295923

OCLC:

61859784

Publisher Number:

9781588295927