Geriatric Sleep Medicine

<p>Geared toward sleep specialists neurologists geriatricians and psychiatrists <strong>Geriatric Sleep Medicine</strong> presents the most current medical research for the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in the older patient.<br> <br>Focused on the prevention of chronic geriatric sleep disorders this text examines:</p><p></p><ul> <br><br><li>the most recent and up-to-date classification information of sleep disorders from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine </li> <br><br><li>current algorithms for the evaluation and management of sleep disorders (e.g. insomnia sleep apnea parasomnia hypersomnia restless legs syndrome) in older adults </li> <br><br><li>both pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments </li> </ul><p></p><p><strong><em>Geriatric Sleep Medicine</em></strong> also explores special topics of interest to clinicians including sleep problems post-menopause in the nursing home setting and at the end stages of life. </p>