Sleep Deprivation: Clinical Issues, Pharmacology, and Sleep Loss Effects

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Clete A. Kushida
CRC Press, Nov 16, 2004 - Medical - 624 pages
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 pharm
 

Contents

1 Questionnaires and Rating Scales
1
2 Multiple Sleep Latency Test
11
3 Maintenance of Wakefulness Test
25
Neurocognitive Assay Sensitive to Sleep Loss
39
5 Major Sleep Disorders
71
6 Medical Conditions and Diseases
81
7 Neonates
121
8 Inadequate Sleep in Children and Adolescents
151
16 Military Operational Effectiveness
289
17 Athletic Performance
313
18 Medical ResidentPhysician Performance
335
19 Legal Implications
363
20 Stimulants
387
21 Behavioral and Environmental Countermeasures
447
22 Naps
457
23 Sleep Restriction as Therapy for Insomnia
475

9 Pregnancy and Postpartum
177
10 Epidemiological Health Impact
195
11 Societal and Economic Impact of Sleep Loss and Sleepiness
211
12 General Occupational Implications of RoundtheClock Operations
229
13 Impact on Selfreported Sleepiness Performance Effort and Motivation
251
14 Driving Performance
261
15 Commercial and Public Transportation Impact
273
24 Recovery from Sleep Deprivation
485
25 Sleep Length
503
26 The Role of Endogenous Sleeppromoting Substances
515
27 The Role of Pharmacological Interventions for Sleep Deprivation
539
28 Eliminating Cumulative Sleep Debt and Sleep Satiation
555
29 A Concluding Note on Sleep Deprivation and Sleep Mechanisms
567
Index
573

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