Canadian content Books on SLEEP
Sleep and Pain, edited by Gilles Lavigne, Barry J. Sessle, Manon Choinire, Peter J. Soja. International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) 2007
This book, co-edited by Gilles Lavigne, Past President of the Canadian Sleep Society, serves toward enhancing communication between the sleep and pain communities with the intent of improving patient care. People in the research and clinical communities are becoming increasingly aware of the interactions between sleep disorders and chronic pain syndromes. There are a number of obstacles on the path to better patient care, and there is considerable room for improvement in the way knowledge is shared between professionals in the sleep and pain communities.
Part I: The Science of Sleep and Pain
Part II: Clinical Aspects of Sleep Disorders and Pain
www.iasp-pain.org/sleepandpain.
Better Sleep for Your Baby and Child: A Parent's Step-by-Step Guide to Healthy Sleep Habits, by Shelly K. Weiss. (Paperback) 2006
Shelly Weiss is a paediatric neurologist at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and VP Clinical of the Canadian Sleep Society. With this book, published by Robert Rose Inc., she gives parents an overview of sleep in infants and children, and what to expect regarding their sleep through stages of development. For desperate sleep-deprived parents, this book provides easy to follow and practice steps to improving their childrens (and ultimately their own) sleep.
Sleep and Brain Plasticity, edited by Pierre Maquet, Carlyle Smith, and Robert Stickgold, 2003.
This book, co-edited by Carlyle Smith (Trent University, Peterborough, Canada) covers a wide range of topics about the role that sleep plays in learning and the consolidation of memory.
