Main description:

It has been 5 years since publication of the first edition of Dr. Attarian's Clinical Handbook of Insomnia which at the time was the first significant cl- ical textbook dedicated to insomnia, an often overlooked but important me- cal problem. The book was very well received. There has now been sufficient new information on the subject to warrant a second expanded edition of this very useful volume. Then, as now, the approach is to emphasize the frequent biological causes of insomnia rather than to attribute it primarily to underlying psychological and emotional factors. This new edition is an impressive major effort, having been expanded from 14 to 23 chapters including an extensive revision and updating of previous chapters with new references and the ad- tion of many new authors. An entirely new section of the book deals with insomnia in special populations including teenagers, pregnancy, menopause, and the geriatric population. Other new topics include insomnia as enco- tered in primary care practice, the role of circadian rhythms, the contribution of sleep related movement disorders to insomnia, insomnia in pain disorders, and the interesting entity of paradoxical insomnia, in which there is a large d- crepancy between the objective and subjective estimation of quantity of sleep. This collection within a single volume of practical information concerning a common but often neglected disorder remains a very useful addition to the armamentarium of the general or specialty physician who wishes to properly address insomnia in an informed and responsible manner.

Contents:

Part 1: Overview

Defining Insomnia Attarian and Perlis

Epidemiology of Insomnia Doghramji and Grewal,

Physiologic Basis of Insomnia Bonnet and Arand

Differential Diagnosis of Insomnia Saletu and Saletu

Insomnia in primary care practice with a special focus for the midlevel practitioner Resi
Part 2: Insomnia in special populations

Behavioral Insomnias of Childhood: Assessment and Treatment Lewin and Huntley

Insomnia in Teens Garcia

Insomnia in Pregnancy Ward

Menopausal Insomnia Saaresranta, Polo-Kantoli and Polo

Sleep and Aging: Insomnia in the Geriatric Population Singer
Part 3: The Primary Insomnias

Psychophysiological Insomnia O'Malley and O'Mallley

Idiopathic Insomnia Applebee

Paradoxical Insomnia Attarian

Sleep Hygiene Attarian
Part 4: The Secondary Insomnias

Insomnia in Medical Disorders Plotkin

Insomnia in Neurological Diseases and Disorders Provini, Lombardi and Lugaresi

Insomnia in Psychiatric Disorders Karaz

Circadian Rhythms and Insomnia Lack and Wright

Insomnia Secondary to Sleep Related Breathing Disorders Judd

Insomnia as a Presenting Symptom of Sleep Related Movement Disorders, Hypersomnias and Parasomnias Nagle

Insomnia in Pain disorders Schuman and Clark
Part 5: Treatments

CBT for Insomnia Schuman and Perlis

Pharmacological Treatment of Insomnia Schweitzer, Curry, Eisenstein and Walsh

Part 6: Appendix