Sleep Disorders

Daniel Buysse; Patrick Strollo; Jed Black; Phyllis Zee; John Winkelman

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Chapter 22. Sleep Disorders

Daniel J. Buysse, M.D.; Patrick J. Strollo, M.D.; Jed E. Black, M.D.; Phyllis G. Zee, M.D., Ph.D.; John W. Winkelman, M.D., Ph.D.

DOI: 10.1176/appi.books.9781585623402.311529

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Sleep and wakefulness are fundamental behavioral-neurobiological states present in all animals, including human beings. Although the function of sleep and sleep–wake rhythms has long been debated, it is unlikely that such a fundamental process will ever be equated with a single function. Theories of the function of sleep focus on several possibilities:

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