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This comprehensive volume provides a balanced and easily readable account of the rise of modern sleep medicine, its history and developmental milestones. Authored by an international group of experts, the remarkable progress and fascinating evolution from rudimentary concepts of the ancient prehistoric and early classical periods to our contemporary knowledge are covered in detail. These examples and their relationship to modern therapies offer neurologists, psychiatrists, respiratory specialists, clinicians, researchers and those interested in sleep medicine an important perspective to the origins of current practice. …mehr

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This comprehensive volume provides a balanced and easily readable account of the rise of modern sleep medicine, its history and developmental milestones. Authored by an international group of experts, the remarkable progress and fascinating evolution from rudimentary concepts of the ancient prehistoric and early classical periods to our contemporary knowledge are covered in detail. These examples and their relationship to modern therapies offer neurologists, psychiatrists, respiratory specialists, clinicians, researchers and those interested in sleep medicine an important perspective to the origins of current practice.
Autorenporträt
Sudhansu Chokroverty, MD, FRCP Professor of Neuroscience Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ Clinical Professor of Neurology  Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School New Brunswick, NJ Director of Sleep Research & Co-Chair Emeritus of Neurology  JFK New Jersey Neuroscience Institute Edison, NJ USA     Michel Billiard M.D. Honorary Professor of Neurology School of Medicine University Montpellier I Honorary Chair Department of Neurology Gui de Chauliac Hospital Montpellier, France
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"The book is relevant to medical practitioners as well as clinical and health psychologists ... . The chapter authors hail from institutions all around the world, giving the book a balanced international outlook. ... suitable for those who want to acquire a considerable breadth of knowledge on the subject of sleep medicine. For those who require more depth into the subjects reviewed, each chapter ends with a long list of references, which may direct the reader towards further reading." (Maria Karekla and Despina Hadjikyriakou, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61 (30), July, 2016)

"This book focuses on sleep medicine throughout history, major developments in the field over time, and current treatments for sleep disorders. ... This will be of interest not only to individuals working in the field, but a wide range of physicians, clinicians, and researchers interested in sleep medicine." (Michael Easton, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2016)

"The enterprising editors have ... collectively provide a unique combination of historical, clinical and research aspects of the rapidly expanding field of sleep disorders. ... The book will be instructive and appealing to many professional groups including those not usually in the habit of reading about sleep, as well as many general readers. It can be recommended for both individual purchase and for inclusion in departmental libraries across a wide range of specialties and disciplines." (Gregory Stores, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 76 (11), November, 2015)

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