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Front cover; Expert Consult ad; Principles and Practice of Pediatric Sleep Medicine; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; I Principles and Basic Science of Pediatric Sleep Medicine; 1 The Function, Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Sleep; Function of Sleep; Restoration Theory; Evolutionary and Adaptive Theories; Energy Conservation Theory; Learning Theory; Unlearning Theory; Other Hypotheses; Sleep Deprivation; Animal Studies; Human Studies; Sleep Deprivation in Children; Phylogenetic Considerations; Phylogenetic Development

Behavioral and Physiological ConsiderationsBehavioral Correlates of Sleep; Physiological Correlates; Sleep Onset; References; 2 History of Pediatric Sleep Medicine; Overview; Introduction; Development of Pediatrics as a Unique Discipline; Development of Sleep Medicine as a Unique Discipline; Summary; References; 3 Development of Sleep in Infants and Children; Sleep Onset; Wake; Transitional Sleep (N1); Stage N2 Sleep; Stage N3 Sleep; Stage REM (R) Sleep; Normal Course of Evolution of Sleep Across the Night; Healthy Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

Newborns, Infants, and Young ChildrenObservations in the Fetus and Premature Infants; Term Infants: Birth to Twelve Months; Two Years to Five Years; Five to Ten Years; Adolescence; References; 4 Chronobiology; Introduction; Circadian Regulatory System; Sleep Homeostatic System; The Two-Process Model; Development of Circadian Rhythms - Infancy Through Adulthood; Circadian and Homeostatic Modulation of Neurobehavioral Functions; Chronotype; Circadian Modulation of Endocrine Systems and Other Physiology; Circadian and Homeostatic Modulation of Sleep; Conclusion; References

5 Circadian Rhythm Disorders: Diagnosis and TreatmentIntroduction; Some Consequences of Circadian Rhythm Disorders; Biological Clocks and Circadian Rhythms; Prevalence; Differential Diagnosis of Circadian Rhythm Disorders; Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder; Presenting Complaints; Diagnostic Criteria; Coexistence with Psychiatric/Behavioral Symptoms; Evaluation; The Singular Significance of Sunday Night; Treatment of DSPD; Treatment of DSPD with Optimally Timed Light Exposure; Light Switches from Causing a Phase Delay to Causing a Phase Advance during Sleep; Blue Light Therapy

Treatment of DSPD with Optimally Timed Melatonin AdministrationThe Phase Response Curve for Melatonin and Light; Phase Shifting in a Family Systems Approach; Sleep Hygiene; Melatonin and Circadian Rhythms; Chronotherapy; Successful Phase Advance Therapy; Maintenance Phase; Advanced Sleep Phase Disorder; Presenting Complaints; Diagnostic Criteria; Interpersonal Dynamics; Coexistence with Psychiatric/Behavioral Symptoms; Age of Onset; Epidemiology; Evaluation; Treatment; Irregular Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder; Presenting Complaints; Diagnostic Criteria; Family Dynamics

Coexistence with Psychiatric/Behavioral Symptoms

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, 2nd Edition, written by preeminent sleep medicine experts Drs. Sheldon, Kryger, Ferber, and Gozal, is the most comprehensive source for diagnosing and managing sleep disorders in children. Newly updated and now in full color throughout, this medical reference book is internationally recognized as the definitive resource for any health practitioner who treats children, providing absolute guidance on virtually all of the sleep-associated problems encountered in pediatric patients. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid se

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