Sleep Disorders Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information about Sleep and Its Disorders Including Insomnia, Sleepwalking, Sleep Apnea, Restles (Health Reference)

Some 40 million Americans are chronically ill with various sleep disorders. An additional 20 to 30 million people experience intermittent sleep-related problems. Among the consequences of sleeps disorders are reduced productivity, serious morbidity, increased mortality, and less quality of life.

Sleep Disorders Sourcebook provides information to help readers identify symptoms of major sleep disorders, including insomnia, sleepwalking, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, and narcolepsy. The book also describes treatment options, sleep requirements, sleep changes through the lifespan, sleep medications, and the costs of sleep deprivation to society.