Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry

Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry

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Chapter 11 Sleep disorders

David Semple and Roger Smyth
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  • Introduction 374
  • Normal sleep: stages and cycles 376
  • Assessment of sleep disorders 378
  • Insomnia 1: overview 380
  • Insomnia 2: clinical syndromes 382
  • Insomnia 3: general management strategies 384
  • Hypersomnia 1: overview 386
  • Hypersomnia 2: narcolepsy/recurrent hypersomnias 388
  • Hypersomnia 3: other intrinsic/extrinsic causes 390
  • Circadian rhythm sleep disorders 1: overview 392
  • Circadian rhythm sleep disorders 2: management 394
  • Parasomnias 1: overview 396
  • Parasomnias 2: arousal disorders (of non-REM sleep) 398
  • Parasomnias 3: nocturnal panic attacks (NP) 400
  • Parasomnias 4: sleep–wake transition disorders 402
  • Parasomnias 5: disorders associated with REM sleep 404
  • Sleep disorders related to psychiatric disorders 406
  • The effects of psychiatric medication on sleep 408
  • The effects of drugs and alcohol on sleep 410

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