Primary Care Sleep Medicine

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Sleep Disorders in Primary Care

   • James F. Pagel

   Pages 1-13

3. Epidemiology of Sleep

   • Lauren Hale

   Pages 15-23

4. Assessment of Insomnia

   • Edward J. Stepanski

   Pages 25-35

5. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approaches for Insomnia

   • Edward J. Stepanski

   Pages 37-45

6. Pharmacological Treatment of Insomnia

   • James M. Parish

   Pages 47-60

7. Determinants and Measurements of Daytime Sleepiness

   • Neil S. Freedman

   Pages 61-81

8. Central Sleep Apnea

   • Virend K. Somers

   Pages 83-88

9. Obstructive Sleep Apnea

   • Charles W. Atwood Jr.

   Pages 89-95

10. Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome

    • Brian A. Boehlecke

    Pages 97-109

11. Evidence and Mechanisms Linking Obstructive Sleep Apnea to Cardiovascular Disease

    • Virend K. Somers

    Pages 111-117

12. Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    • James M. Parish

    Pages 119-129

13. Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome

    • Neil S. Freedman

    Pages 131-146

14. Oral Appliances for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    • Donald A. Falace

    Pages 147-154

15. Medicolegal Aspects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome

    • Brian A. Boehlecke

    Pages 155-160

16. Overview of the Treatment of Obesity

    • Neil S. Freedman

    Pages 161-170

17. Sleep in Patients With Pulmonary Disease

    • Susan M. Harding

    Pages 171-189

18. Pediatric Sleep I

    • David M. Hiestand

    Pages 191-197

19. Pediatric Sleep II

    • David M. Hiestand

    Pages 199-208

20. Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Women

    • Fiona C. Baker, Kathryn A. Lee, R. Manber

    Pages 209-224

Primary Care in Sleep Medicine: A Practical Guide, edited by James F. Pagel and S. R. Pandi-Perumal, is an important book coming at an important time for the increasing number of patients with sleep disorders who are seen in primary care practices. The importance of primary care physicians having more in-depth education and training in sleep medicine has been emphasized in the Institute of Medicine report, “Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation—An Unmet Public Health Problem,” issued in April 2006. This landmark report estimates that 50 to 70 million Americans chronically suffer from a sleep disorder that interferes with their daily function and has long-term adverse effects on their health and quality of life. Lack of sleep can lead to increased rates of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, depression, heart attack, and stroke. In addition, one-fifth of all serious car accidents are associated with driver sleepiness. The Institute of Medicine report, after carefully examining and reporting on the evidence, concluded that increased awareness and training in the field of sleep disorders for primary care physicians is urgently needed to help address the increasing unmet needs of large numbers of patients with sleep disorders. Primary Care in Sleep Medicine: A Practical Guide is an excellent book that should help to meet this important need.

• Insomnia
• care
• diagnosis
• epidemiology
• medicine
• obesity
• primary care
• therapy
• treatment

From the reviews:

"‘A high-quality, up-to-date background that will support the primary care physician in appropriately utilizing sleep diagnostic testing’ as part of clinical practice. … The topics covered are appropriate for generalist physicians, and include the type of material that one would expect in a book that surveys the field of sleep medicine. … a useful introductory textbook that will serve as a handy reference for generalist physicians, and it will assist physicians in the recognition, evaluation, and management of patients who have sleep abnormalities." (Robert P Blankfield, Respiratory Care, Vol. 52 (12), 2007)

"Primary Care Sleep Medicine: A Practical Guide … provides primary care physicians with a suitable introduction to sleep medicine as well as with the basic knowledge reasonably necessary to recognize and treat the most common sleep disorders they will encounter in clinic. … Drs Pagel and Pandi-Perumal provide a 334-page book that comprises 29 chapters with an index. … To its credit, appropriate citations from peer-reviewed literature and practice guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine are scattered throughout the book." (A. Y. Avidan and R. K. Malhotra, JAMA, Vol. 198, 2007)

• Department of Family Practice, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Pueblo

  James F. Pagel

• Comprehensive Center for Sleep Medicine Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

  S. R. Pandi-Perumal

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