Treatment of Late-Life Insomnia / Edition 1

by Kenneth L. Lichstein, Charles M. Morin

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761915065
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/21/2000
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

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, Josée 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 Célyne Bastien
Secondary Insomnia - Kenneth L Lichstein
Insomnia in Dementia and in Residential Care - Donald L Bliwise and Michael J Breus

Editorial Reviews

"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

Serving as an overview of the main issues health care practitioners need to know in order to address geriatric insomnia, this volume provides definitions, discusses causes, and covers assessment techniques. Behavioral and cognitive treatment approaches are then detailed, with a theoretical framework and review of relevant literature provided for each approach. Closing chapters focus on specialized areas of concern, including pharmacological treatment, secondary insomnia, and treatment in dementia patients and patients in residential care facilities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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