Insomnia: Diagnosis and Treatment

This is the first source on insomnia treatment since the advancement of newer drug options and cognitive behavioral therapies.

A multidisciplinary reference on the complications, evaluation, and treatment of the disorder, Insomnia is a crucial resource for sleep medicine specialists, psychiatrists, and neurologists.

Insomnia also covers the science of the condition, including its definitions, origins, and complications.

Key features:

• treatment for insomnia (both pharmacological and nonpharmacological)
• drug options that are less likely to cause tolerance, dependence, and withdrawal
• biological models, including the latest in brain imaging and insomnia
• a step-by-step approach to the condition organized in three sections: fundamentals, clinical assessment, and treatment
• insomnia as a risk factor in disease development
• socioeconomic and psychological impacts of insomnia