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University of Virginia Press
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979-8-88770-050-2 (9798887700502)
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Timothy I. Morgenthaler, M.D., is a sleep medicine specialist and the director of Mayo Clinic's Center for Sleep Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. A professor of medicine in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, he also serves as a vice chair for quality at Mayo Clinic, and as the associate chair for innovation in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Morgenthaler's clinical practice focuses on the treatment of patients with central and obstructive sleep apnea, sleep-related breathing disorders and other adult sleep disorders. His research interests include outcomes research, novel techniques, device innovation and healthcare delivery in the areas of sleep medicine, earning him the Nathaniel Kleitman Distinguished Service Award from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, where he is a fellow.
Bhanu Prakash Kolla, M.B.B.S., M.D., is a professor of psychiatry and psychology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota. A psychiatrist with specialty training in sleep medicine and addiction psychiatry, Dr. Kolla is an expert in the overlap between sleep disorders and addiction. He practices at Mayo Clinic's Center for Sleep Medicine and in the Division of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Kolla's research interests include management of sleep disruptions associated with alcohol and substance abuse recovery, and the management of treatment-resistant insomnia. He is a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Royal College of Psychiatry, and a frequent speaker at national and international conferences.
PART 1: Sleep Basics
Chapter 1: What is sleep and why is it important?
Chapter 2: How much sleep do we need?
Chapter 3: When sleep is interrupted
Chapter 4: In search of quality sleep
Chapter 5: Indications you may have a sleep disorder
PART 2: Sleep Disorders
Chapter 6: Insomnia (This may be more than one chapter.)
Chapter 7: Sleep apnea (This may be more than one chapter.)
Chapter 8: Narcolepsy and other "sleepy brain" disorders
Chapter 9: Restless legs syndrome
Chapter 10: Unusual behaviors during sleep
Chapter 11: Internal sleep-clock disorders
Chapter 12: Sleep and other medical conditions
The book will include Q&As and sidebars on topics such as over-the-counter sleep medicines, cannabis, alternative sleep practices, sleep trackers, weighted blankets, sleep and athletic performance, morningness vs. eveningness, social jet lag, etc. It will also include personal stories from individuals learning to manage their sleep disorders and from those who've been successfully treated for their sleep conditions.
