Stahl's Illustrated: Sleep and Wake Disorders

Stahl's Illustrated Sleep and Wake Disorders is a concise and highly illustrated guide to the environmental, neurobiological and genetic factors that influence sleep and wakefulness, with evidence-based guidance for the accurate diagnosis and optimal treatment of various sleep/wake disorders. All of the titles in the Stahl's Illustrated series are designed to be fun. Concepts are illustrated by full-color images that will be familiar to all readers of Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology and The Prescriber's Guide. The visual learner will find that these books make psychopharmacology concepts easy to master, while the non-visual learner will enjoy a shortened text version of complex psychopharmacology concepts. Within each book, each chapter builds on previous chapters, synthesizing information from basic biology and diagnostics to building treatment plans and dealing with complications and comorbidities.

    Written by a high-profile name in psychopharmacology
    Pocket-sized to ensure portability and aid use
    Complex concepts are explained simply through concise need-to-know text and high quality, color illustrations

Table of Contents

1. Neurobiology and genetics of sleep/wake disorders
2. Assessment of sleep/wake disorders
3. Treatment of sleep/wake disorders

Stephen M. Stahl is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Honorary Visiting Senior Fellow in Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge. He has conducted various research projects awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the Veterans Administration, and the pharmaceutical industry. Author of more than 500 articles and chapters, Dr Stahl is the author of the bestsellers Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology and The Prescriber's Guide.

Debbi Ann Morrissette, Neuroscience Education Institute