Treating insomnia with medications

Treating Acute Insomnia With

971 Treating acute insomnia using CBT-I—Ellis et al. INTRODUCTION Chronic insomnia is a significant public health concern and has been linked to the development and/or worsening of a number of physical and psychiatric conditions.1–6 At symptom level, between 30–48% of the population report having chronic insomnia and at syndrome level the prevalence, albeit significantly lower at between 6–15%,...

Advances in treating insomnia.

Too often, insomnia is treated as a symptom without investigation of the cause. Insomnia may be a condition unto itself (primary insomnia), or it may be associated with a medical or psychiatric condition (comorbid insomnia), and it may be acute or chronic. Inadequate treatment often leads to significant frustration and lost productivity. We review the classification, pathophysiology, and treatm...

Understanding and treating insomnia.

Sleep disturbance is intricately entwined with our sense of well-being, health, emotion regulation, performance and productivity, memory and cognitive functioning, and social interaction. A longitudinal perspective underscores the conclusion that persistent sleep disturbance, insomnia, at any time during the life span from infancy to old age has a lasting impact. We examine how insomnia develop...

Electroacupuncture in treating residual insomnia associated with depression: lessons learned.

Over-the-Counter Sleep Aid Medications and Insomnia

Insomnia is defined as difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep and/or nonrestorative sleep which impairs daytime function. Self treatment with over-the-counter (OTC) sleep aids, herbal and dietary supplements, and/or alcohol is common. Problems associated with insomnia self treatment are ineffectiveness, tolerance, dependency, and potentially harmful side effects. Studies of OTC sleep aids a...