Table of Contents

Introduction
Charles M. Morin and Colin Espie

Section I. Sleep

1. Sleep and the brain
Philippe Peigneux, Charline Urbain, and Remy Schmitz

2. The regulation of human sleep and wakefulness: Sleep Homeostasis and Circadian Rhythmicity
Derk-Jan Dijkn and Alpar Lazar

3. The functions of sleep
Yvonne Harrison

4. Sleep and human development
Kathryn A. Lee and Elisabeth A. Rosen

5. Sleep and human performance
Timothy H. Monk

6. The role of sleep in neurocognitive function
Matthew P. Walker

7. Sleep and emotion
Martica Hall, Jessica Levenson, and Brant Hasler

8. Sleep, Dreams, and Dreaming
Joseph De Koninck

9. Sleep and psychopathology
Polina Eidelman, Anda Gershon, Eleanor McGlinchey, and Allison G. Harvey

10. Sleep and psychotropic drugs
Dieter Riemann and Christoph Nissen

11. Sleep and society
Sara Arber, Robert Meadows, and Susan Venn

12. Sleep, work, and occupational stress
Torbjörn Åkerstedt and Göran Kecklund

13. Sleep and gender: the paradox of sex and sleep?
Helen S. Driver

14. Sleep and the psychology curriculum
Jason Ellis

Section II. Sleep Disorders

Epidemiology, Classification, and Assessment

15. Epidemiology of sleep
Kevin Morgan

16. A socio-economic perspective on sleep disorders
Damien Leger

17. Forensic aspects of sleep disorders
Rosalind D. Cartwright

18. Sleep disorders classification and diagnosis
Jack D. Edinger and Charles M. Morin

19. Clinical assessment of sleep-wake complaints
James K. Wyatt, Jamie A. Cvengros, and Jason C. Ong


Sleep/Wake Disorders

20. Insomnia I: Etiology and conceptualization
Philip Gehrman, James Findley, and Michael Perlis

21. Insomnia II: Behavioral and physiological assessment
Célyne H. Bastien, Isabelle Turcotte, and Geneviève St-Jean

22. Insomnia III: Therapeutic Approaches
Kenneth L. Lichstein, Gregory S. Vander Wal, and Haley R. Dillon

23. Sleep and psychiatric disorders
Rachel Manber, Tricia Haynes, and Allison T. Siebern

24. Sleep and medical disorders
Leanne Fleming and Judith R. Davidson

25. Sleep and substance abuse disorders
J. Todd Arnedt, Deirdre A. Conroy, and Kirk J. Brower

26. Parasomnias I: Nightmares
Anne Germain

27. Parasomnias II: Night terrors and somnambulism
Antonio Zadra and Mathieu Pilon

28. Circadian rhythm disorders I: Phase-advanced & phase-delayed syndromes
Leon C. Lack and Helen R. Wright

29. Circadian rhythm disorders II: Shift-work and jet-lag
Annie Vallières and Emmanuelle Bastille-Denis

30. Sleep-related breathing disorders
Terri E. Weaver and Lichuan Ye

31. Hypersomnia and narcolepsy
Yves Dauvilliers and Sophie Bayard
32. Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements
Richard P. Allen

Section III. Sleep and Special Populations

33. Sleep-related problems in childhood
Melisa Moore and Jodi A. Mindell

34. Sleep-related problems in adolescence
Amy R. Wolfson and Edward B. O'Malley

35. Sleep disturbances in elderly
Jeanne E. Maglione and Sonia Ancoli-Israel

36. Sleep disturbances and learning disability (mental retardation)
Luci D. Wiggs

37. Sleep-Wake Disturbances and Fatigue in Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury
Marie-Christine Ouellet, Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau, and Charles M. Morin

38. Sleep Disturbance and Chronic Pain: Biobehavioral Interactions
Michael T. Smith, Adeel Nasir, Claudia M. Campbell, and Renata Okonkwo

Conclusion

About the Author

Charles M. Morin, PhD, is Professor of Psychology, Laval University.

Colin A. Espie, MAppSci, PhD, CPsychol, FBPsS, FCS, is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of University of Glasgow Sleep Centre.

Reviews

this book is a rather clever mix of the psychological and empirical research on sleep, with a focus on special populations or difficulties with sleep. I would recommend this book as something of a tour de force; it is up-to-date, authoritative and extremely intriguing.
*The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, April 2013*