Overview
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents (7 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
In this book we trace the development of several major themes in sleep research, from the first formal description of REM sleep in the early 1950s through the present. Chapter 1 provides those less familiar with this area with a perspective on the many possible ways to examine sleep. Chapter 2 describes in detail a major viewpoint of this book: that observations of pharmacological interventions affecting the neurotrans mitters may aid in the understanding of sleep regulation. The remain der of the book is devoted to endocrine systems related to sleep (chap. 3) and to the contribution of sleep research to the understanding of various pathological states (chaps. 4-7). The areas of investigation open to those who wish to understand sleep are much broader than the traditional problems of insomnia and narcolepsy. Such disorders as depression, schizophrenia, and alcoholism have long been associated with disordered sleep. Our search for an understanding of the latter phenomena may clarify the nature of these conditions.
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Sleep and Its Disorders
Authors: Wallace B. Mendelson, J. Christian Gillin, Richard Jed Wyatt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2289-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
-
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1977
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-2291-7Published: 03 April 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-2289-4Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 260
Topics: Psychiatry