sleep and quality of life in clinical medicine

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Grading Key ★★★★★ = ★★★★ = ; ★★★ = ; ★★ = fair; = . © 2009 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research For personal use. Mass reproduce only with permission from Mayo Clinic Proceedings a . BOOK REVIEW Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine, edited by Joris C. Verster, S. R. Pandi-Perumal, and David L. Strein- er, 533 pp, $189, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press (telephone: 973-256-1699), 2008, ISBN 978-1-60327-340-4 Type and Scope of Book: A comprehensive, multiauthored book that examines how different illnesses affect sleep, how changes in sleep affect different illnesses, and how these sleep changes impact the quality of life of individuals. Contents: In this 53-chapter book, the authors attempt to provide a comprehensive perspective of various sleep dis- orders and how they impact an individual’s life, as well as how various other illnesses impact sleep and consequently the quality of life of individuals. The volume starts with a description of “quality of life” and how it can be measured. Then, a series of chapters outline various sleep disorders and various sleep symptoms, followed by 39 chapters that describe various illnesses (eg, renal disease) or special populations (eg, “older people”) and their sleep changes. Strengths: This text is comprehensive. For individuals with little or no knowledge of the eld, it provides a rapid overview of common sleep problems and how these impact quality of life. Deciencies: Sections of the book are dated, using dated terminology or nomenclature. Chapters differ on whether they include recommendations for treatment. Chapter au- thors vary in their approach, some concentrating on symp- toms, some on diseases. Thus, the same condition may be found in 2 different chapters. Recommended Readership: Students, residents, fellows, midlevel practitioners, and attending physicians in primary care areas who are interested in the consequences of vari- ous illnesses on their patients’ sleep. Overall Grading: ★★ Steven I. Altchuler, PhD, MD, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

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© 2009 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

For personal use. Mass reproduce only with permission from Mayo Clinic Proceedingsa .

BOOK REVIEW

Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine, edited by Joris C. Verster, S. R. Pandi-Perumal, and David L. Strein-er, 533 pp, $189, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press (telephone: 973-256-1699), 2008, ISBN 978-1-60327-340-4

Type and Scope of Book: A comprehensive, multiauthored book that examines how different illnesses affect sleep, how changes in sleep affect different illnesses, and how these sleep changes impact the quality of life of individuals.Contents: In this 53-chapter book, the authors attempt to provide a comprehensive perspective of various sleep dis-orders and how they impact an individual’s life, as well as how various other illnesses impact sleep and consequently the quality of life of individuals. The volume starts with a description of “quality of life” and how it can be measured. Then, a series of chapters outline various sleep disorders and various sleep symptoms, followed by 39 chapters that describe various illnesses (eg, renal disease) or special populations (eg, “older people”) and their sleep changes.Strengths: This text is comprehensive. For individuals with little or no knowledge of the field, it provides a rapid overview of common sleep problems and how these impact quality of life.Deficiencies: Sections of the book are dated, using dated terminology or nomenclature. Chapters differ on whether they include recommendations for treatment. Chapter au-thors vary in their approach, some concentrating on symp-toms, some on diseases. Thus, the same condition may be found in 2 different chapters.Recommended Readership: Students, residents, fellows, midlevel practitioners, and attending physicians in primary care areas who are interested in the consequences of vari-ous illnesses on their patients’ sleep.Overall Grading: ★★

Steven I. Altchuler, PhD, MD, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN