Sleep Deprivation

Clinical Issues, Pharmacology, and Sleep Loss Effects
Herausgeber: Kushida, Clete A

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Exploring the wide array of structures, substances, and environments that are primary factors in the initiation or inhibition of sleep, this reference highlights key findings from respected professionals around the globe on the social and economic burden of impaired performance, productivity, and safety arising from sleep deprivation-studying pharmacological treatment regimens for sleep disturbance, as well as cognitive and behavioral coping strategies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 624
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 934g
• ISBN-13: 9780824720940
• ISBN-10: 0824720946
• Artikelnr.: 21536246

Autorenporträt

Clete A. Kushida

Inhaltsangabe

Evaluation of Sleep Loss. Questionnaires and Rating Scales. Multiple Sleep
Latency Test. Maintenance of Wakefulness Test. Psychomotor Vigilance
Performance: Neurocognitive Assay Sensitive to Sleep Loss. Major Sleep
Disorders. Medical Conditions and Diseases. Neonates. Inadequate Sleep in
Children and Adolescents. Pregnancy and Postpartum. Epidemiologic Health
Impact. Societal and Economic Impact of Sleep Loss and Sleepiness. General
Occupational Implications of Round-the-Clock Operations. Impact on
Self-Reported, Performance, Effort, and Motivation. Driving Performance.
Commercial and Public Transportation Impact. Military Operational
Effectiveness. Athletic Performance. Medical Resident/Physician
Performance. Legal Implications. Stimulants. Behavioral and Environmental
Countermeasures. Naps. Sleep Restriction as Therapy for Insominia. Recovery
from Sleep Deprivation. Sleep Length. The Role of Endogenous
Sleep-Promoting Substances. Role of Pharmacology Interventions for Sleep
Deprivation. Eliminating Cumulative Sleep Debt and Sleep Satiation. A
Concluding Note on Sleep Deprivation and Sleep Mechanisms.