Hugh Selsick

Psychiatrist and sleep specialist Dr Hugh Selsick draws on decades of scientific research into insomnia treatments and his experience treating many thousands of patients to create a 10-Step Programme to Heal Your Sleep. As you make your way through this 10-step plan, you will learn: • To harness deep-seated psychological mechanisms to prime you for sleep. • How to manage anxiety in a constructive way in order to stop it from disturbing your sleep. • How to quieten your mind and deal with the seemingly random thoughts that keep you awake. • A proven way to relax your mind and body when you go to bed. • To optimise your physiological sleep drives, the powerful physical factors that control sleep and wakefulness, in order to prepare your body and mind for sleep. The UK’s pre-eminent expert on insomnia answers questions from how to use caffeine wisely, what impact does alcohol, exercise and diet have on our sleep and are screens really bad for sleep? Teaching techniques from anchoring your rising time, guarding your sleep fuel and sleep scheduling, this is a journey that will empower you to take back control of your nights – and your life.

This book provides a case-based illustrative approach to the understanding and management of common and important sleep disorders, including snoring and sleep disordered breathing, insomnia and circadian-rhythm disorders, as well as primary neurological sleep disorders. Case histories are written by well-established experts from University College London Hospitals who have long-standing experience of providing a multi-disciplinary approach to the management of sleep disorders. Cases focus on the recognition of presenting features of sleep disorders and their clinical importance, using real life patients from sleep clinic. Each case report provides a detailed clinical description followed by a clear explanation of the salient points. The text is supported by photographs, diagrams and line drawing and concludes with a list of key learning points. Each case history reads as stand-alone, although a common theme of presenting features, clinical features, investigation and treatment is adhered to. Cases are written in an easy-flowing prose style in an attempt to simulate the experience of seeing and discussing a real life patient case in clinical practice. The book is of interest to all clinicians who are likely to come across patients with sleep disorders in their clinical practice and wish to improve their understanding and knowledge of sleep disorders.