Sleep is one of life's fundamental requirements, and like oxygen, water, and food, we simply cannot live without it. Sleep is essential for tissue repair, metabolism, growth, infection control, and for learning, memory, and emotional regulation. Moreover, these critical functions of sleep remain true across the lifespan. In many ways sleep is nature's medicine; it is what nature has provided to deliver daytime functioning and to maintain health and wellbeing.
The Oxford Handbook of Sleep and Sleep Disorders has been carefully collated by its internationally renowned editors to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to our understanding of sleep and circadian processes, and of the clinical disorders of sleep and sleep-wake regulation. The handbook therefore covers what sleep is and why it matters, but also explains the disorders of sleep, and how they can be assessed, differentiated, and treated.
Comprising 46 chapters, each written by leading experts in their field, the handbook is organized around four sections: 1. the fundamentals of sleep and circadian processes; 2. the roles and functions of sleep; 3. societal factors influencing sleep; and 4. disorders of sleep and circadian function. This final section is further subdivided into several components including epidemiology, classification, and assessment; management and treatment; and lifespan issues and special populations.
Taken together the handbook offers clinicians and scientists the most contemporary and authoritative single resource for clinical practice and for research in the developing fields of sleep science and sleep medicine.
Edited by:
Colin A. Espie (Professor of Sleep Medicine Professor of Sleep Medicine University of Oxford),
Phyllis C. Zee (Benjamin and Virginia Boshes Professor in Neurology,
Benjamin and Virginia Boshes Professor in Neurology,
Northwestern University),
Charles M. Morin (Professor of Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Sleep Medicine,
Professor of Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Sleep Medicine,
Université Laval)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 261mm,
Width: 190mm,
Spine: 62mm
Weight: 2.359kg
ISBN: 9780197602751
ISBN 10: 0197602754
Series: Oxford Library of Psychology
Pages: 1424
Publication Date: 19 October 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Section 1: The Fundamentals of Sleep and Circadian Processes Chapter 1: Sleep and the Brain Lilia Roshchupkina, Charline Urbain, and Philippe Peigneux Chapter 2: The Regulation of Human Sleep and Wakefulness: Sleep Homeostasis and Circadian Rhythmicity Derk-Jan Dijk and Alpar S. Lazar Chapter 3: Sleep and Circadian Development in the Early and Developing Years Innessa Donskoy and Temitayo Oyegbile-Chidi Chapter 4: Sleep and Circadian Development in Adults and Older Adults Jeanne F. Duffy, Arturo Arrona-Palacios, and Pamela Song Chapter 5: The Genetics of Sleep James B. Jaggard, Keri J. Ngo, and Philippe Mourrain Chapter 6: Local Sleep Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy and Thomas Andrillon Section 2: The Roles and Functions of Sleep Chapter 7: Why We Sleep H. Craig Heller Chapter 8: Brain Clearance, Sleep, and Circadian Rhythms: Implications for Brain Health Eva M. van Heese, Erik N.T.P. Bakker, and Ysbrand D. van der Werf Chapter 9: Sleep and Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism Anne-Marie Chang, Praneet C. Kaki, Robin K. Yuan, Christopher M. Depner, and Orfeu M. Buxton Chapter 10: Sleep, Neurocognitive Function, Learning, and Memory Daniel Baena, Alyssa Pozzobon, Joel Hordijk, Laura B. Ray, and Stuart M. Fogel Chapter 11: Sleep and Human Performance Courtney A. Kurinec, Jonah A. Scott, and Hans P. A. Van Dongen Chapter 12: Sleep and Emotion Regulation Debora Meneo, Monica Martoni, and Chiara Baglioni Chapter 13: Sleep, Dreams, and Dreaming Joseph De Koninck Section 3: Societal Factors Influencing Sleep Chapter 14: Multidimensional Sleep Health: An Emerging Framework for Understanding Sleep in Relation to Multiple Health Outcomes Caitlan A. Tighe, Meredith L. Wallace, Rachel P. K. Conlon, Marquis S. Hawkins, Christopher C. Imes, and Daniel J. Buysse Chapter 15: Sleep, Social Inequalities, and Societal Costs Mari Hysing, Tormod Bøe, and Børge Sivertsen Chapter 16: Sleep, Health, and Shift Work Siri Waage and Bjørn Bjorvatn Chapter 17: Sex Differences in Sleep Fiona C. Baker, Rena Wang, and Helen S. Driver Chapter 18: The Impact of Prescription and Recreational Drugs on Sleep Kai Spiegelhalder, Christoph Nissen, and Dieter Riemann Chapter 19: Bedtime Social Media Use and Sleep: A New Understanding of Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Processes Holly Scott and Heather Cleland Woods Section 4: Disorders of Sleep and Circadian Function: Epidemiology, Classification, and Assessment Chapter 20: The Epidemiology of Sleep and Circadian Disorders Katie Stone and Qian Xiao Chapter 21: Sleep Disorders: Classification and Diagnosis Jack D. Edinger, Ana I. Fins, and Charles M. Morin Chapter 22: Value-Based Clinical Sleep Medicine: Health Economic Considerations Regarding Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Emerson M. Wickwire Chapter 23: Clinical Assessment of Sleep-Wake Complaints Jason C. Ong, Colin A. Espie, and James K. Wyatt Chapter 24: Actigraphy and Behavioral Assessments of Sleep and Circadian Disorders Monica R. Kelly, Nathaniel Yuan, Alexander J. Erickson, and Jennifer L. Martin Chapter 25: Polysomnography and Emerging Technologies to Evaluate Sleep Disorders Thomas Penzel, Ingo Fietze, Martin Glos, Matthew Salanitro, and Lisa Rosenblum Section 5: Disorders of Sleep and Circadian Function: Management and Treatment Chapter 26: Insomnia I: Conceptualization and Etiology Hannah Scott, Philip Gehrman, and Michael Perlis Chapter 27: Insomnia II: Behavioral and Physiological Assessment Célyne H. Bastien, Jason G. Ellis, Florence Lambert-Beaudet, Alexandre Rudziavick-Provençal, and Elham Garmroudinezhad-Rostami Chapter 28: Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for Insomnia: Current Status and Challenges Ahead Charles M. Morin and Simon D. Kyle Chapter 29: Parasomnias I: Nightmares Serena Scarpelli, Valentina Alfonsi, and Luigi De Gennaro Chapter 30: Parasomnias II: REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Alex Iranzo Chapter 31: Parasomnias III: Sleep Terrors and Somnambulism Antonio Zadra and Francesca Siclari Chapter 32: Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders I: Phase-Advanced and Phase-Delayed Syndromes Leon Lack, Gorica Micic, and Nicole Lovato Chapter 33: Shift Work, Irregular, and Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorders Diane B. Boivin and Philippe Boudreau Chapter 34: Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders I: Physiology and Etiology Danny J. Eckert Chapter 35: Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders II: Clinical Management Amy M. Sawyer, Alexa J. Watach, Bruno Saconi, and Lindsey Clark Chapter 36: Narcolepsies and Other Central Hypersomnolence Disorders Yves Dauvilliers and Lucie Barateau Chapter 37: Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder Raquel Martín, Celia García-Malo, Elisa Gamo, Alejandro Herrero, Sofía Romero, Alba García, and Diego García-Borreguero Section 6: Disorders of Sleep and Circadian Function: Lifespan Issues and Special Populations Chapter 38: Sleep-Related Problems in Childhood and Adolescence Liat Tikotzky, Michal Kahn, Michael Gradisar, and Oliviero Bruni Chapter 39: Sleep Disorders in the Elderly Ali Amidi, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Jeanne E. Maglione, and Lisa M. Wu Chapter 40: Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders Rachel Manber, Jessica R. Dietch, Nicole B. Gumport, and Norah Simpson Chapter 41: Women's Sleep and Circadian Rhythms From Puberty to Menopausal Transition Bilgay Izci Balserak and Kathy Aldrich Lee Chapter 42: Sleep and Medical Disorders Leanne Fleming, Megan Crawford, Bethany Martin, Mhairi Patience, and Samantha Fisher-Hicks Chapter 43: Sleep in Patients With Substance Use Disorders M. Elizabeth Cardoni, Bhanu Prakash Kolla, Mandilyn Graham, Yosef Bronsteyn, and J. Todd Arnedt Chapter 44: Sleep-Wake Disturbances in Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury Marie-Christine Ouellet, Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau, and Charles M. Morin Chapter 45: Sleep in People With Intellectual Disabilities Luci D. Wiggs Chapter 46: Sexsomnia and Sexual Assault: The Role of the Sleep Forensics Investigator in Court Michel A Cramer Bornemann and Carlos H. Schenck
Colin A. Espie is Professor of Sleep Medicine in the Sleep & Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford. He is Founding Director of Experimental and Clinical Sleep Medicine research, and Clinical Director of the Oxford Online Programme in Sleep Medicine. He is also Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Glasgow. He is internationally known for his work on insomnia and its treatment, using cognitive behavioral therapeutics (CBTx), with a focus on making effective therapy available at scale. He has published more than 300 scientific papers and several textbooks and has many professional commitments to national and international sleep societies and journals. He co-founded Big Health, developer of Sleepio(TM), a CBTx program for insomnia, now widely available in NHS-UK and in US healthcare systems. Phyllis C. Zee is the Benjamin and Virginia T. Boshes Professor in Neurology and Professor of Neurobiology at Northwestern University, as well as Director of the Center for Circadian & Sleep Medicine (CCSM) and Chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. She oversees an interdisciplinary program in translational sleep and circadian rhythm research and a central theme of her research program is understanding the role of circadian-sleep interactions on the expression and development of cardiometabolic and neurologic disorders. She has published more than 300 scientific papers and findings from her team have paved the way for innovative approaches to improve sleep and circadian health. Charles M. Morin is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Sleep Research Centre at Université Laval in Quebec City. He holds a Canada Research Chair on behavioral sleep medicine. Professor Morin is a world leader on insomnia research. He has been at the forefront of new developments on behavioral approaches to treating insomnia and studying the natural history of insomnia with its risk factors and long-term consequences. He has held several leadership positions in the field of sleep medicine, including as President of the World Sleep Society and the Canadian Sleep Society. He is currently an Associate Editor for the journals SLEEP and for Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Professor Morin has published 10 books and more than 300 articles, and these writings have been instrumental in enhancing the standards of clinical care for patients affected with sleep disorders.
