Comorbid Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders [electronic resource] : A Clinical Casebook /
Khawaja, Imran S.editor.
Hurwitz, Thomas D.editor.
This book examines 23 case examples of the most common comorbid presentations of sleep and psychiatric disturbances from a reader-friendly, digestible approach. Most chapters are written and edited by the rare experts certified in both sleep and psychiatry. Every case details the clinical history, examination, results, diagnosis, clinical pearls and suggested reading, making the book both highly clinical and direct. Most chapters include tables for easy reference and special considerations that are often neglected in other sleep psychiatry texts. The text is easy-to-use on an as-needed basis, or as a standalone guide to these issues. Written by multidisciplinary experts in the field, Comorbid Sleep Psychiatry is a valuable resource for busy psychiatrists, sleep physicians, primary care doctors, psychologists, and all clinicians working with patients who may suffer from sleep and/or psychiatric disturbances.
Is it OSA or Depression or Both? -- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder " I am having nightmares on my back" -- I need my Methadone, but I cannot breathe at night -- Alcohol is the only thing that helps me sleep, or does it? -- Doctor, my child snores and has ADHD. Is there a relationship? -- Is it narcolepsy or depression making my patient sleepy? -- A case of Narcolepsy Misdiagnosed as Schizophrenia -- Mood disorder or a case of Sleeping Beauty Syndrome? -- My son is a night owl. Can you help? -- Wandering in the nursing home -- My grandmother falls asleep watching tv. Is she depressed? -- PTSD Sleep realted disorder -- Zolpidem: The arrested woman with norecollection of events -- To treat or not to treat -- Trauma-Related Nightmares -- Things that go bump in the night -- Medication induced nightmares -- Uncontrollable urges to gamble following treatment with pramipexold (mirapex) -- RLS Caused by over the counter medications/bruises on my legs -- Is this Akathisia or Restless legs? -- Depresion and Insomnia -- Insomnia and OSA -- Insomnia and Caffeine.
This book examines 23 case examples of the most common comorbid presentations of sleep and psychiatric disturbances from a reader-friendly, digestible approach. Most chapters are written and edited by the rare experts certified in both sleep and psychiatry. Every case details the clinical history, examination, results, diagnosis, clinical pearls and suggested reading, making the book both highly clinical and direct. Most chapters include tables for easy reference and special considerations that are often neglected in other sleep psychiatry texts. The text is easy-to-use on an as-needed basis, or as a standalone guide to these issues. Written by multidisciplinary experts in the field, Comorbid Sleep Psychiatry is a valuable resource for busy psychiatrists, sleep physicians, primary care doctors, psychologists, and all clinicians working with patients who may suffer from sleep and/or psychiatric disturbances.
Psychiatry.
General practice (Medicine).
Neurology .
Clinical psychology.
Psychiatry.
General Practice / Family Medicine.
Neurology.
Clinical Psychology.