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Treatment of Late-Life Insomnia

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A comprehensive research/clinical accounting of insomnia treatment in older adults is provided by this book. Topics covered include: typical normal and disturbed sleep patterns, methods of evaluation and diagnosis; the major treatments for late-life insomnia; and research and methods of clinical management for topics in late-life insomnia that have only recently attracted systematic investigation.
PART ONE: OVERVIEW Sleep and Aging - Kevin Morgan Characteristics of Older Adults with Insomnia - Catherine S Fichten et al Assessment and Differential Diagnosis - Colin A Espie PART TWO: INTERVENTION STRATEGIES Treatment Overview - Kenneth L Lichstein and Charles M Morin Sleep Hygiene - Brant W Riedel Sleep Restriction Therapy - William K Wohlgemuth and Jack D Edinger Stimulus Control - Richard R Bootzin and Dana R Epstein Relaxation - Kenneth L Lichstein Cognitive Therapy - Charles M Morin, Josee Savard and France Blais Pharmacologic Treatment - Daniel J Buysse and Charles F Reynolds III PART THREE: SPECIAL TREATMENT TOPICS Discontinuation of Sleep Medications - Charles M Morin, Lucie Baillargeon and Celyne Bastien Secondary Insomnia - Kenneth L Lichstein Insomnia in Dementia and in Residential Care - Donald L Bliwise and Michael J Breus
"Treatment of Late-Life Insomnia is an extremely valuable, authoritative and comprehensive resource not only for practitioners of sleep medicine but also for any health-care practitioner who finds him or herself working with the elderly population." -- Michael V. Vitiello, Ph.D.
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