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Sleep and Sleep Disorders:

A Neuropsychopharmacological Approach
Buch | Softcover
309 Seiten
2010 | 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-3907-4 (ISBN)
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Many recent discoveries in both laboratory and clinical settings have greatly increased our understanding of sleep medicine and the relevant psychopharmacology. This timely book serves to present updated information about the neuropsychopharmacology of sleep as this field enters mainstream psychiatry, neurology and medicine This volume has assembled articles that summarize and review carefully, a chosen selection of the latest discoveries concerning sleep medicine, sleep physiology and sleep pharmacology. Outstanding contributions have been sought from acknowledged experts in their respective fields.  The goal of the volume is to present the more recent developments and advances in the fields of sleep and neuropsychopharmacology, as well as to provide a context for considering them both in depth and from multidisciplinary perspectives.   This volume brings together the collective expertise of clinicians and basic researchers who represent a range of interests in neuroscience, neuropharmacology, sleep physiology, and biological rhythms.  Presenting a thoughtful balance of basic experimental and clinical facts and viewpoints, this book will serve as a foundation for understanding, and ultimately treating, sleep disorders.

Basic Pharmacology.- GABAA Receptor Subtypes in Sedation and Hypnosis.- Sleep Hippocampal Theta Rhythm and Sensory Processing.- Monoaminergic Mechanisms in the Regulation of Sleep-Wakefulness.- REM Sleep Function and Brain Monoamine Regulation.- Role of Wakefulness Area in the Brainstem Reticular Formation in Regulating Rapid Eye Movement Sleep.- The Mechanistic Relationship between NREM Sleep and Anesthesia.- Chronopharmacology.- Time-Dependent Psychotropic Drug Effects.- Melatonin Interaction with BZ-GabaA Receptors.- Melatonin.- Melatonin and Human Sleep.- Melatonin Efficacy to Treat Circadian Alterations of Sleep in Alzheimer’s Disease.- Pharmacotherapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder.- Use and Discontinuation of Hypnosedative Medications.- Clinical Pharmacology.- Long-Term Use of Sleeping Pills in Chronic Insomnia.- Risks of Chronic Hypnotic Use.- Effects of Psychotropics on Driving Performance.- Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment of Hypersomnias.- Chronic Disease and Sleep Architecture.- Benzodiazepines for Sedation in Infants and Children.- The Pharmacological Management of Fatigue and Sleepiness in Affective Disorders.- Next-Day Residual Effects of Sleeping Medications on Driving Ability.- Sleep and Pain.- Head Injuries and Sleep.- Psychopharmacological Management of Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep.- A Comparison of Visual Analog Scale and Categorical Ratings in Assessing the Patient’s Estimate of Sleep Quality.- The Pharmacostrategy of Treating Sleep Disorders in Parkinsonism.- The Neuropharmacology of Nightmares.- The Night Eating Syndrome.- Drug Effects on Dreaming.- Sleep Problems in Primary Care.- SSRIs and Sleep in Man.- Sleep and Antipsychotic Drugs in Schizophrenia Patients.- Sleep and Epilepsy.- Herbal Medicines andSleep.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 29.10.2010
Zusatzinfo 121 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 309 p. 121 illus.
Verlagsort New York, NY
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 279 mm
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Neurologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
Medizin / Pharmazie Pharmazie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
ISBN-10 1-4419-3907-5 / 1441939075
ISBN-13 978-1-4419-3907-4 / 9781441939074
Zustand Neuware
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