Medications And Sleep An Issue Of Sleep Medicine Clinics

Download or read book Medications and Sleep, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics written by Timothy Roehrs and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue comprises two parts. The first part examines pharmacology of drug classes and effects on the sleep--wake processes. The second part focuses on therapeutics for various sleep disorders. In the first part, basic neuropharmacology of sleep-wake states is discussed. Other articles review hypnotics, allergy and cardiovascular drugs, anti-convulsant drugs, anti-depressant and anti-psychotic drugs, and stimulants. The second part focuses on pharmacology for specific sleep disorders: primary insomnia, co-morbid insomnia, sleep-related breathing disorders, narcolepsy and disorders of daytime sleepiness, movement disroders, parasomnias, and circadian rhythm disorders.