SECTION I. GENERAL ISSUES 1. Diagnostic criteria and assessment of sleep disorders 2. Treatment of insomnia 3. Treatment of breathing-related disorders 4. Treatment of sleep-related movement and circadian rhythm disorders, hypersomnolence, and parasomnias
SECTION II. SLEEP DISORDERS IN SPECIFIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS 5. Cardiovascular disease 6. Lung diseases 7. Obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome 8. Cancer 9. Chronic pain 10. Traumatic brain injury 11. Mild cognitive impairment and dementia 12. Stroke 13. Human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS 14. Inflammatory arthropathies 15. Chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia 16. Multiple sclerosis 17. Gastrointestinal disorders 18. Sleep in pediatric patients 19. Sleep in hospitalized patients
Josée Savard, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Université Laval and researcher at CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center and Université Laval Cancer Research Center (Québec, Canada). Her research projects are mainly centered on the psychological aspects of cancer and the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral interventions for improving patients' quality of life. More specifically, over the past 20 years, she has worked on cancer-related insomnia and she is recognized as an international leader in the study of this issue. She has published extensively on epidemiological aspects of cancer-related insomnia and its non-pharmacological treatment, particularly the efficacy and accessibility of cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia. Her research program is financially supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute. In 2014, she received the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology Award for Education Excellence and in 2015 she was elected fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association for her significant contribution to the advancement of the science of psychology.
Dr. Marie-Christine Ouellet is associate professor of psychology at Université Laval in Québec City (Canada) and a researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS). She completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Laval University, specializing on insomnia and fatigue associated with traumatic brain injury. She completed her clinical training in neuropsychology and clinical psychology at the Montreal Neurological Institute, the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, and the Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec. Her present research program is supported by grants from the Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Santé and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and pertains mainly to psychopathology (particularly depression, anxiety, insomnia, and fatigue) associated with traumatic brain injury in younger and older adults.