INSOMNIA: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

I Fundamentals of Insomnia
• Introduction: History, Definition, and Epidemiology
• Subjective and Objective Daytime Consequences of Insomnia
• Socioeconomic Impact of Insomnia
• Insomnia as a Risk Factor in Disease
• Psychological Models of Insomnia
• Sleep EEG in Patients with Primary Insomnia
• Neurobiological Disturbances in Insomnia: Clinical Utility of Objective Measures of Sleep
• Brain Imaging in Insomnia

II Evaluation of Insomnia
• History Taking in Insomnia
• Evaluation Instruments and Methodology
• Insomnia Diagnosis and Classification
• Clinical Assessment of Insomnia: Primary Insomnias
• Clinical Assessment of Comorbid Insomnias: Insomnia in Psychiatric Disorders
• Insomnia in Chronic Pain
• Insomnia Related to Medical and Neurologic Disorders
• Substance-Induced Insomnia
• Insomnia in Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders: ShiftWork/Jet Lag/DSP/ASP/Free-Running—
Blindness
• Insomnia in Other Sleep Disorders: Movement Disorders
• Insomnia in Other Sleep Disorders: Breathing Disorders
• Insomnia in the Elderly
• Pediatric Insomnia

III Management of Insomnia
• Overview of Treatment Considerations
• Role of Healthy Sleep Practices: Alcohol/Caffeine/Exercise/Schedulin
• Stimulus Control Therapy
• Insomnia: Sleep Restriction Therapy
• Other Nonpharmacological Treatments of Insomnia
• Cognitive Therapy for Insomnia
• Short-Term and Group Treatment Approaches
• Multimodal Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Comorbid and Late-Life Insomnia
• Pharmacology of the GABAA Receptor Complex
• Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists: Indications, Efficacy, and Outcome
• Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist Safety
• Off-label Use of Prescription Medications for Insomnia: Sedating Antidepressants, Antipsychotics,
Anxiolytics, and Anticonvulsants
• Melatonin in Sleep-Wake Regulation
• Nonprescription Pharmacotherapies: Alcohol, Over-the-Counter, and Complementary and Alternative Medicines
• Current Advances in the Pharmacotherapy of Insomnia: Pipeline Agents
• Clinical Trials and the Development of New Therapeutics for Insomnia
• Practice Models

The first source on insomnia treatment since the advancement of newer drug options and cognitive behavioral therapies, Insomnia: Diagnosis and Treatmentpresents a comprehensive reference on the complications, evaluation, and treatment of insomnia. Ideal for sleep medicine specialists, psychiatrists, and neurologists, this text uses a multi-disciplinary approach to discuss the essential information on assessment and treatment, while also covering the science of insomnia, including the definitions, origins, and complications of the condition.

Features
• Treatment for insomnia (both pharmacological and non-pharmacological), including newer drug options that are less likely to cause tolerance, dependence, and withdrawal
• A chapter devoted to biological models, including the latest information on brain imaging and insomnia
• A step-by-step approach to the condition organized into three sections: fundamentals, clinical assessment, and treatment.
• Research on insomnia as a risk factor in disease, as well as the socioeconomic and psychological impacts of the condition