Readership: Lay readers, GPs, nurses, teachers, child psychologists, health visitors, paediatricians, child and adolescent psychiatrists
Gregory Stores, Emeritus Professor of Developmental Neuropsychiatry, University of Oxford, UK
"...a very comprehensive book on the topic and very easy to read..." - Roy Raymann, Secretary, Dutch Society for Sleep-Wake Research
GENERAL ASPECTS OF SLEEP AND SLEEP DISORDERS 1: Normal sleep 2: Disturbed sleep SLEEP PROBLEMS AND THEIR UNDERLYING CAUSES 3: Sleeplessness 4: Babies who don't sleep well 5: Sleepless toddlers and preschool children (1-4 years) 6: School-aged children who can't sleep 7: Sleeplessness (insomnia) in adolescents 8: Excessive daytime sleepiness 9: Lack of sleep as a cause of being very sleepy 10: Excessive sleepiness due to disturbed sleep 11: Sleep disorders that make you sleep too much 12: Strange behaviour or experiences at night (parasomnias) 13: Parasomnias when going to sleep or waking up 14: Parasomnias mainly early in the night when lightly asleep 15: Parasomnias when deeply asleep: 'arousal disorders' 16: Parasomnias mainly later in the night 17: Parasomnias that occur at various times of the night 18: Unusual behaviour at night associated with medical conditions 19: Psychiatric disorders that cause unusual behaviour at night 20: Children at high risk of sleep disorders 21: Misinterpretation of children's sleep disorders 22: Being vigilant 23: Getting help with your child's sleep problem Appendix Glossary Index
