This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics focuses on Sleep Disorders in Women's Health, with topics including: Menstrual cycle effects on sleep; Impact of shiftwork on sleep, circadian rhythyms, and health in women; Sleep in pregnancy; RLS in pregnancy; Sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy; Postpartum sleep and circadian rhythms; Chronic pain and autoimmune disorders in women; Management of sleep disturbance in women with cancer; Impact of stress and trauma on sleep; Sleep disorders in female veterans; Sleep and sleep disorders in the menopausal transition; and Impact of sleep disturbance on health and cognition in elderly women.

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics focuses on Sleep in Older Adults, with topics including: Sleep in Normal Aging; Insomnia in the Older Adult; Sleep Apnea in the Older Adult; Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders in the Older Adult; Restless Legs Syndrome; Periodic Limb Movement Disorder and Other Sleep Related Movement Disorders in the Older Adult; REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and Other Parasomnias in the Older Adult; Neurodegenerative Disorders and Sleep; Medical Conditions and Sleep in the Older Adult; Psychiatric Illness and Sleep in the Older Adult; Sleep and Cognition in the Older Adult; Sleep and Nocturia in the Older Adult; Sleep and Long Term Care; and Sleep in the Hospitalized Older Adult.

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics is edited by Drs. Brown and Shahrokh Javaheri and focuses on Advanced PAP Therapies and Non-invasive Ventilation. Article topics include: Current Positive Airway Pressure Device Technology: What's in the "black box?"; Testing the Performance of Positive Airway Pressure Generators: From Bench to Bedside; Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Choosing the Best PAP Device; Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Choosing the Best Interface; Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Achieving Adherence and Dealing with Complications; Treatment of Hyperventilatory Central Sleep Apnea: Idiopathic, CHF, Cerebrovascular Disease, and High Altitude; Disordered Breathing Due to Chronic Opioid Use: Diverse Manifestations and Their Management; Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: Choosing the Appropriate Treatment for a Heterogeneous Disorder; Positive Airway Pressure Treatment in the Patient with Ventilatory Failure due to Neuromuscular Disease; Non-invasive Ventilation in Acute Ventilatory Failure; Domiciliary Non-invasive Ventilation for Chronic Ventilatory Failure; The Future of Positive Airway Pressure Technology.

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics is edited by Dr.Ahmed BaHammam and focuses on Hypersomnia. Article topics include: Hypersomnia: neurobiological basis; Narcolepsy Immunogenetics: Where is the Evidence?; Genetic markers of sleepiness; Autonomic function instabilities in Narcolepsy; Epidemiology of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness; Evaluation of the sleepy patient: differential diagnosis; Subjective and objective assessment of hypersomnia; Sleepiness in Narcolepsy; Idiopathic hypersomnia; Sleep disordered breathing and excessive daytime sleepiness; Drug-induced excessive sleepiness; Kleine-Levin syndrome and recurrent hypersomnia; Behaviorally induced insufficient sleep syndrome: an underestimated cause of hypersomnia; Sleepiness in children; Sleepiness in Adolescents; Sleepiness in the elderly; Depression and Hypersomnia: a complex association; Neurodegenerative diseases and excessive sleepiness; Sleepiness and traffic safety; Pharmacological management of excessive daytime sleepiness; Non-pharmacological management of excessive daytime sleepiness.

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, devoted to Obstructive Sleep Apnea, is guest edited by Dr. Mark A. D'Agostino. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Pediatric Sleep Apnea; Skeletal Procedures for Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Nasal Obstruction and its Role in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Nasal procedures; Sleep Testing; Drug-induced Sleep Endoscopy; PAP Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Palatal Procedures for Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Oral Appliances for Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Obstructive Sleep Apnea Overview and Economic Impact of Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Genioglossal Advancement, Hyoid Suspension and Tongue Base Radio Frequency for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Endoscopic Partial Midline Glossectomy; Robotic Partial Glossectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Upper Airway Stimulation Therapy.

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics focuses on Ambulatory Sleep Medicine. Article topics include: Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Personalised medicine for Obstructive Sleep Apnea therapies: Are we there yet?, Cardiovascular risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Motor Vehicle Accident risk related to Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome on Neurocognitive function and impact of CPAP; CPAP therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Maximizing adherence including using novel IT based systems; Mandibular advancement splints; Surgical approaches to Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea; and more!

This unique volume advances the literature on sleep and health by illuminating the impacts of family dynamics on individuals' quality and quantity of sleep. Its lifespan perspective extends across childhood, adolescence, adulthood and older age considering both phenomena of individual development and family system dynamics, particularly parent-child and marital relationships. It extends, as well, to the broader contexts of social disparities in sleep as a significant health behavior. Emerging concepts and practical innovations include ancestral roots of sleep in family contexts, sleep studies as a lens for understanding family health, and methodologies, particularly the use of actigraphy technology, for studying sleep patterns in individuals and families. This rich area of inquiry holds significant keys to understanding a vital human behavior and its critical role in physical, psychological, and relational health and wellbeing. Among the topics covered: * Sleep and development: familial and sociocultural considerations. * Relationship quality: implications for sleep quality and sleep disorders. * Couple dynamics and sleep quality in an international perspective. * Family influences on sleep: comparative and historical-evolutionary perspectives. * Sociodemographic, psychosocial, and contextual factors in children's sleep. * Dynamic interplay between sleep and family life: review and directions for future research. Family Contexts of Sleep and Health Across the Life Course will advance the work of researchers and students in the fields of population health, family demography and sociology, sleep research and medicine, human development, neuroscience, biobehavioral health, and social welfare, as well as that of policymakers and health and human services practitioners.

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics focuses on Novel Therapies for Sleep-Disorderd Breathing. Article topics include: The problems and pitfalls with current approaches to managing sleep disordered breathing; New approaches to diagnosing sleep disordered breathing; Monitoring progress and adherence with PAP therapy for OSA; The future of dental approaches for the treatment of OSA; Pharmacologic approaches for the treatment of OSA; Novel therapies for the treatment of central sleep apnea; Advances and new approaches to managing sleep disordered breathing related to chronic pulmonary disease; The role of big data in the management of sleep disordered breathing; Using genes and biomarkers to assess risk and identify optimal treatments for patients with sleep disordered breathing, and more!

Dr. Flavia B. Consens has assembled an expert team of authors on the topic of Sleep in Medical and Neurologic Disorders. Articles include: Sleep and pulmonary disease, Sleep and Pain, Sleep and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Sleep and Stroke, Sleep in the pediatric population, Sleep and cancer, Narcolepsy and excessive daytime sleepiness, Sleep in the hospitalized patient, Sleep and psychiatric disorders, Occupational sleep medicine, and more!

The strong association between mental health and sleep is examined here in topics that include: Epidemiology of sleep disorders, co-morbidity with mental health disorders and impact on health and quality of life; Neurobiology of sleep; Neurobiology of circadian rhythms; Genetics of sleep disorders; Sleep disturbances in anxiety disorders; Sleep disturbances in mood disorders; Sleep disturbances in schizophrenia; Sleep disturbances in substance abuse disorders; Sleep disturbances and behavioral disturbances in children and adolescents; Sleep disturbances and behavioral disturbances in the elderly; Sleep disturbances and behavioral symptoms in medical patients; Effects of psychotropic medications on sleep continuity and sleep architecture; Circadian rhythm sleep disorders; New developments in sleep medications of relevance to mental health disorders; and Primary sleep disorders: identification and treatment by psychiatrists.

Dr. Phyllis Zee has put together an expert panel of authors on the topic of the Science of Circadian Rhythms. Articles include: Neurobiology of Circadian Rhythm Regulation, Effect of Light and Melatonin and other Melatonin Receptor Agonists on Human Circadian Physiology, Consequences of Circadian Disruption on Cardiometabolic Health, Consequences Circadian Disruption on Neurologic and Psychiatric Health, Aging and Circadian Rhythms, Circadian and Homeostatic Regulation of Sleep and Performance, Circadian disruption in Psychiatric Disorders, and more!

Dr. Denise Sharon has put together an expert panel of authors on the topic of Restless Legs Syndrome and Movement Disorders. The comprehensive list of articles includes: Restless Legs Syndrome across the Globe, Neuroimaging in Restless Legs Syndrome, What's in the family of the RLS/WED patient?, Clinical Diagnosis and Diagnostic Criteria, Non-pharmacological management: myths vs. science, Sleep Bruxism, Leg Cramps, Hypnic Jerks, and more!

Drs. John Herman and Max Hirshkowitz have assembled an expert panel of authors in the topic of Sleep and Psychiatry in Adults. Articles include: Sleep Deprivation and Circadian Disruption; Sleep Disturbances in Depression; Interventions for Sleep Disturbance in Bipolar Disorder; Sleep and Mood During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period,Sleep Disturbances and Suicide Risk; Insomnia and Anxiety, Interconnectedness of Psychological Suymptoms, Personality Traits, and Sleep Disruption; Sleep in Schizophrenia; Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Sleep; Benzodiazepine and Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists for Insomnia and Anxiety; Non-benzodiazpine GABA A1 Receptor Agonists for Insonmia; CBT for Insomnia and Depression; Hypnosis for Insomnia in Patients with Depression and Anxiety; and Bright Light Therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorders.

This book offers a compilation of papers on the role of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) in sleep, sleep disorders and neuroendocrine functions. Leading experts in sleep medicine, psychiatry and neuroendocrinology provide a broad perspective on the field, from the anatomical structure and physiology of the MCH system to the connection with other systems influencing sleep and diseases like anxiety and depression. The potential of MCHR-1 antagonists as anxiolytic/antidepressant drugs is also reviewed. The book will represent an interdisciplinary guide for sleep disorder specialists, sleep researchers, psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, and behavioral sleep medicine specialists.

This issue, edited by Dr. Babak Mokhlesi, features comprehensive discussion on the subject of Hypoventilation. Articles include: The History of Hypoventilation Syndromes; Pathophysiology of Hypoventilation During Sleep, Sleep Hypoventilation: Diagnostic Considerations and Technological Limitations; Advances in Positive Airway Pressure Treatment Modalities for Hypoventilation Syndromes; Scoring Abnormal Respiratory Events on Polysomnography During Noninvasive Ventilation; Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: Epidemiology and Diagnosis; Outcomes for Obese Patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure: Results from Observational and Randomized Controlled Trials; Non-PAP Treatment Modalities in Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome: Role of Exercise, Nonsurgical and Surgical Weight Reduction, Tracheostomy, Respiratory Stimulants, and Oxygen, and more!

This issue by Dr. Judith Owens focuses on sleep behavioral problems with articles covering topics such as Addressing Sleep Problems in Children with Anxiety Disorders, Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Application of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT) in the Pediatric Population, Treatment of Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder (DSPD) in Adolescents, Tricks of the Trade: Practical Techniques for Managing Behavioral Sleep Problems in Young Children ,Quality of Life in Children with Narcolepsy, Myofunctional Therapy in the Treatment of Pediatric Sleep Disordered Breathing, Improving Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Adherence in Children, Creating the "Child-Friendly" Sleep Lab, Controversies in Treatment of Pediatric Insomnia.

Dr. Peter Gay has put together a team of expert authors centering on the topic of Central Sleep Apnea. Focus will include articles on CSA due to other Medical Disorders, Cheyne-Stokes Respiration, Central Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease, Complex Sleep Apnea, Adaptive servo-ventilation Treatment, Drug induced central apneas- Mechanism and Therapies, ICSD-2 and AASM Practice Parameters, Alternative approaches to treatment of Central Sleep Apnea, and Infant central apnea

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics will be Guest Edited by Jim Barker, MD CPE, FACP, FCCP, FAASM Shirley Fong Jones, MD, FCCP of Scott and White Memorial Hospital and will focus on Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Article topics include Weight loss, Pharmacologic therapy of obstructive sleep apnea, Alternative Therapies, Masks and Interfaces, Outcomes of treatment of hypersomnia for OSA, Effects of therapy on CV outcomes, Complex Sleep Apnea, Oral appliances, Cost of therapy, Medicolegal aspects of treatment, Residual sleepiness, Therapy and Metabolic Outcomes, and Therapies for Children with OSA.

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, Guest Edited by Max Hirshkowitz, PhD, D ABSM, will focus on Fatigue, with article topics including: Fatigue, Sleepiness, and Safety; Assessment, and Methodology; Fatigue and Neurological Disorders; Cardiopulmonary Disorders and Fatigue; Cancer and Fatigue; Psychiatric Disorders and Fatigue; Organ Transplantation and Fatigue; Fatigue in Other Medical Disorders; Sleep Disorders and Fatigue; The Pharmacology of Fatigue and Sleepiness; and Fatigue Management Strategies.

This book reviews current knowledge on the importance of sleep for brain function, from molecular mechanisms to behavioral output, with special emphasis on the question of how sleep and sleep loss ultimately affect cognition and mood. It provides an extensive overview of the latest insights in the role of sleep in regulating gene expression, synaptic plasticity and neurogenesis and how that in turn is linked to learning and memory processes. In addition, readers will learn about the potential clinical implications of insufficient sleep and discover how chronically restricted or disrupted sleep may contribute to age-related cognitive decline and the development of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and depression. The book consists of 19 chapters, written by experts in basic sleep research and sleep medicine, which together cover a wide range of topics on the importance of sleep and consequences of sleep disruption. This book will be of interest to students, researchers and clinicians with a general interest in brain function or a specific interest in sleep.

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, Guest Edited by Richard Castriotta, MD of the University of Texas, will focus on Sleep and Neurorehabilitation. Article topics will include TBI and Sleep, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Insomnia, and Stroke and Sleep.

Sleep disorders are a widely recognized consequence of many neurological pathologies. This issue of Neurologic Clinics features the following articles: Sleep Physiology; Sleep Assessment Tools for the Neurologist; Fitting Sleep into Neurological Practice;? Insomnia; Parasomnias and look-alikes; Sleep Apnea: Obstructive and central; Restless Legs syndrome; Circadian Rhythm; Pediatric Sleep Disorders; Dementia;? Stroke; Epilepsy; CNS Immunological and Infectious; Movement Disorders; Neuromuscular; Headache; Traumatic Brain Injury; and? Psychiatry in Sleep.

The cognitive and behavioral implications of sleep deprivation have been noted in the medical literature for many years. In addition, emerging research continues to demonstrate the contribution of sleep deprivation to some of the most common and costly health conditions today.

"Sleep Deprivation and Disease" provides clinically relevant scientific information to help clinicians, public health professionals, and researchers recognize the ramifications of sleep deprivation across a broad spectrum of health topics. This timely reference covers sleep physiology, experimental approaches to sleep deprivation and measurement of its consequences, as well as health and operational consequences of sleep deprivation. Clinical challenges and areas of uncertainty are also presented in order to encourage future advancements in sleep medicine and help patients avoid the outcomes associated with the myriad causes of sleep deprivation.

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, Guest Edited by Teofilo Lee-Chiong MD, will focus on Biology of Sleep, with article topics including: Neurology of Sleep; Normal Sleep and Circadian Rhythms: Neurobiologic Mechanisms Underlying Sleep and Wakefulness; Physiology of Sleep Disordered Breathing; Evaluation of the Patient Who Has Sleep Complaints: A Case-Based Method Using the Sleep Process Matrix; Sleep States, Memory Processing, and Dreams; Neurobiologic Mechanisms in Chronic Insomnia; Sleep Behavior and Sleep Regulation from Infancy through Adolescence: Normative Aspects; Biological Timekeeping; Neurologic Basis of Sleep Breathing Disorders; Genetics of Sleep Timing, Duration, and Homeostasis in Humans; Sleep in Normal Aging; Modulation of Endocrine Function by Sleep-Wake Homeostasis and Circadian Rhythmicity; Cardiac Activity and Sympathovagal Balance During Sleep; Sleep and Cytokines; Neuropharmacology of Sleep and Wakefulness; Staging Sleep; Respiratory Physiology During Sleep; and Cyclic Alternating Pattern (CAP), Sleep Disordered Breathing, and Automatic Analysis