Auteur : Lichstein, Kenneth L. / Durrence, H. Heith / Riedel, Brant W. / Taylor, Daniel J. / Bush, Andrew J.

Maison d'édition : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

Date de publication : 2004

Collation : xi, 238 p. : ill.

ISBN : 080584080X

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Goals and distinctive characteristics of this survey -- 2. A review of epidemiological studies of insomnia and sleep -- 3. Methods of this survey -- 4. An archive of normal sleep -- 5. An archive of insomnia -- 6. An archive of the sleep of african americans -- 7. Summary of main findings

Résumé : This new book presents the most detailed and comprehensive rchive of normal and abnormal sleep patterns. Based on a landmark study supported by the National Institute on Aging, 772 subjects from a host of populations including men, women, and various age and ethnic groups, prepared detailed sleep diaries for a 2 week period. The use of these sleep diaries yielded a plethora of data on such characteristics as normal sleep patterns, various forms of insomnia, fatigue, depression, anxiety, and daytime sleepiness differentiated by age, sex, and ethnicity. The results generated by these data, charted in the book's numerous tables and graphs, provide a critical methodological advance in the sleep literature. Epidemiology of sleep opens with an overview of the rational and unique characteristics of the study. This is followed by a comprehensive review of the existing epidemiological literature on sleep. Chapter 3 presents a detailed description of the methods used in the survey followed by meticulous information on the epidemiology of normal and insomnia sleep that is unparalleled in the literature. Chapter 6 provides an archive of sleep patterns among african americans. The book concludes with a discussion and interpretation of the most interesting findings. This insighful study, coupled with the comprehensive review of the existing literature on the epidemiology of sleep, make this volume an invaluable resource for sleep researchers, clinicians, health and clinical psychologists, gerontologist, epidemiologists, and advanced students.

Mots-clés : Insomnie / Épidémiologie / Sommeil

Cote : WL 108 L699e 2004