Forensic Aspects of Sleep (Hardcover)

~ Colin Sharpiro (Editor), Alexander McCall Smith (Editor) "Sleep tends to be considered as a time of quiescence and tranquillity, a time when the body and mind relax to recuperate from the day's..." (more)
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Sleep medicine is a rapidly growing specialism. The role of sleepiness and sleep disorder in psychiatry and psychopharmacology is already well recognised but sleep issues play an increasing role in litigation relating to behavioural problems, mental competence and accidents. This means that professionals in psychiatry and the pharmaceutical industry now need a greater awareness of the relevant legal issues and lawyers themselves increasingly need to understand more about sleep medicine. Edited by experts in their field, this book first briefly describes normal and abnormal patterns of sleep the importance of sleep for effective human functioning, dissociative states, alertness and drug-related sleepiness. It then discusses the implications of sleep medicine in a wide range of legal contexts, including criminal responsibility, employment, and civil liability for negligence. Written in a style accessible to both medical and legal specialists, the book has an international approach and will be an invaluable resource for psychiatrists, psychopharmacologists and professionals in medical law.

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Edited by a renowned psychiatrist and sleep expert, and a specialist in medical law, Forensic Aspects of Sleep describes normal and abnormal patterns of sleep, its importance for effective human functioning, dissociative states, alertness and drug-related sleepiness. It also discusses the legal implications of sleep medicine in cases of criminal responsibility and negligence, in employment, and accident and civil liability.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 21, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471969982
• ISBN-13: 978-0471969983
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #669,956 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A most interesting treatmnet of a new and important area., April 14, 1999

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Sleep deprivation has a considerable impact on our society. This book is the first of its kind, I understand, to look at the legal implications of this fascinating subject. It is extremely well-written and is quite accessible to the lay reader. A remarkable book.