Main description:

Sleep difficulties are a major issue in psychiatric illness and care and a significant management issue in treatment. Sleep disorders have been increasingly associated with worsening morbidity and mortality. It is important for providers to understand and manage the sleep difficulties produced/ exacerbated by psychiatric medications. Complex interactions between neurotransmitters can be triggered by psychotropic agents and can have widely varying effects on sleep architecture. This text incorporates the latest scientific advances in our understanding of the neurobiology of sleep-wake disorders and the effect of psychotropics on sleep architecture.

Contents:

Sleep Disorders: Epidemiology and Impact. Sleep Architecture: Electrophysiology and Sleep Regulation. Sleep: Neuroanatomy and Neurochemistry. Changes in sleep across the life span. Sleep-Wake Disorders: Classification. Sleep architecture and psychiatric disorders. Non-pharmacological approaches in sleep-wake disorders. Impact of hypnotic agents on sleep architecture. Antidepressants and sleep. Antipsychotics and effects on sleep architecture. Mood Stabilizers and sleep. Stimulants and sleep. Cognitive enhancers and sleep. Complementary and Alternative. Miscellaneous agents and sleep. Bibliography.