Parasomnias arephenomena that occur exclusively during sleep or are exacerbated during sleep/wake transition. These disorders are knownto contribute towards impaired quality of life, disturbed and non-restorartive sleep, risk for injuries to self and others, and often associated withother medical, neurological, and psychiatric disorders. Advances in sleep medicine have revealed a high prevalence of parasomnias across all ages. With the growing interest for diagnosing and management of parasomnias in sleep medicine, a practical guide to parasomnias is greatly needed.

"Parasomnias" provides a comprehensive review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, diagnostic evaluation and treatment of parasomnias across the patient s life span. Written by experts, each chapter integrates the latest research and clinical data. In addition, several chaptersaddress medico-legal and forensic aspects of parasomnias.

Clinicians and researchers with an interest in sleep medicine will find "Parasomnias" to not only be an important contribution to the literature, but an indispensible guide to identifying, understanding and treating this disorder.

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Topics include: Normal Sleep and Neurobehavioral Development in Children and Adolescents, The Neurocognitive Effects of Sleep Disruption in Children and Adolescents, Evaluation of Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Epidemiology and Classification of Childhood Sleep Disorders, Family and Cultural Influences on Sleep Development, Sleep Characteristics in Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Sleep Disturbances in Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress, and a History of Abuse, Sleep and Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Sleep Patterns in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Sleep and Substance Use and Abuse, Parasomnias in Children and Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders, Hypersomnias in Children and Adolescents: Interface with Psychiatric Disorders, Pediatric Insomnia: From Infancy to Adolescence, Medical-Legal Aspects of Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Parasomnias are phenomena that occur exclusively during sleep or are exacerbated during sleep/wake transition. These disorders are known to contribute towards impaired quality of life, disturbed and non-restorative sleep, risk for injuries to self and others and often associated with other medical, neurological and psychiatric disorders. Advances in sleep medicine have revealed a high prevalence of parasomnias across all ages. With the growing interest for diagnosing and management of parasomnias in sleep medicine, a practical guide to parasomnias is greatly needed. Parasomnias provides a comprehensive review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, diagnostic evaluation and treatment of parasomnias across the patient's life span. Written by experts, each chapter integrates the latest research and clinical data. In addition, several chapters address medico-legal and forensic aspects of parasomnias. Clinicians and researchers with an interest in sleep medicine will find Parasomnias to not only be an important contribution to the literature, but an indispensible guide to identifying, understanding and treating this disorder.