A clinical guide to sleep disorders in children and adolescents / / Gregory Stores [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450290003321
• Autore: Stores Gregory
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001
• ISBN: 1-107-11769-0; 1-280-15389-X; 9786610153893; 0-511-11784-1; 0-511-04057-1; 0-511-15287-6; 0-511-30329-7; 0-511-54430-8; 0-511-04843-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vii, 196 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 618.92/8498
• Soggetti: Sleep disorders in children; Sleep disorders in adolescence; Sleep
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Children s sleep disorders: a case of serious neglect; 2 General issues; Effects on development of persistent sleep disturbance; Sleep disorders in child healthcare; 3 Basic aspects of sleep and its disorders; Characteristic features of sleep in childhood and adolescence; Definition of sleep problems; Ways in which sleep can be disturbed; Identifying sleep disturbance; Schemes for classifying sleep disorders; Differences between sleep disorders in children and adults; Assessment of sleep disorders; Treatment approaches for sleep disorders4 Sleeplessness; Treatment: general principles; Developmental approach; Infancy; Early childhood (1...3 years); Middle childhood (4...12 years); Adolescence; ; Sleeplessness: basic clinical approach to diagnosis; 5 Excessive sleepiness; General aspects; Insufficient sleep including circadian rhythm disorders; Disturbed overnight sleep; Conditions in which sleep tendency is increased; Excessive sleepiness: basic clinical approach to diagnosis; 6 The parasomnias; Primary parasomnias related to typical phase of sleep; Deep sleep (NREM stages 3 and 4): arousal disorders (Thorpy, 1990b)REM sleep parasomnias; Waking; Primary parasomnias inconsistently related to stages of sleep; Other primary parasomnias; Secondary parasomnias; Parasomnias: basic clinical approach to diagnosis; 7 Clinical services and research; Glossary; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Sleep disturbance is commonplace and causes much personal distress to sufferers and their families. It is implicated in a variety of problems, from poor educational performance or disturbed behaviour to accidents or physical dysfunction. Traditionally, research into sleep disorders has generally been undertaken within separate, unconnected medical disciplines and has mainly involved adults. As sleep disturbance is closely associated with serious problems, identifying and treating sleep disorders early is essential for good long-term health and well-being. Yet there is no up-to-date, comprehensive, one-stop source of information for clinicians concerning sleep disorders in young people. Gregory Stores addresses this need with a cross-disciplinary account of available clinical information and treatments, illustrated by actual cases of sleep problems in the young. This book will be essential reading for all professionals involved in child healthcare from infancy to adolescence, and will also be invaluable to general readers looking for up-to-the-minute information and references.