BACKGROUND There is limited data on chronic insomnia in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans, in whom post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) often co-exist. Our aim was to compare sleep characteristics of three groups of OEF/OIF veterans: (1) healthy sleepers (HS), (2) those with insomnia associated with PTSD and mTBI (PTSD-...

Insomnia is a common symptom, with chronic insomnia being diagnosed in 5-10% of adults. Although many insomnia patients use prescription therapy for insomnia, the health benefits remain uncertain and adverse risks remain a concern. While similar effectiveness and risk concerns exist for herbal remedies, many individuals turn to such alternatives to prescriptions for insomnia. Like prescription ...

BACKGROUND Sedative hypnotics form an important part of managing insomnia and are recommended for short-term use. It is standard practice for clinicians to inform the patient to use medications only 'when required', but the use of these medications is often chronic. Little is known about the impact of standard labelling/instructions on promoting appropriate medication use for managing insomnia....

STUDY OBJECTIVES To examine polysomnographic parameters and sleep diary data, as well as the prevalence of sleep apnea and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) in older chronic users of zopiclone compared with aged-matched drug-free patients with insomnia and good sleepers. METHODS Polysomnographic data were collected at a university-based outpatient clinic for adults and elderly. Seventeen...

BACKGROUND Night work has been reported to be associated with various mental disorders and complaints. We investigated relationships between night work and anxiety, depression, insomnia, sleepiness and fatigue among Norwegian nurses. METHODS The study design was cross-sectional, based on validated self-assessment questionnaires. A total of 5400 nurses were invited to participate in a health s...

BACKGROUND Many people with COPD report difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep, insufficient sleep duration, or nonrestorative sleep. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has proved effective not only in people with primary insomnia but also in people with insomnia comorbid with psychiatric and medical illness (eg, depression, cancer, and chronic pain). However, CBT-I has ra...

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Public hospital(s). Main source(s): Drammen hospital, Vestre Viken trust. Background Health-related quality life (HRQoL) is an important treatment target in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and associated impaired prognosis. Therefore, knowledge about correlates HRQoL may be clinical importance. However, there limited how a co...

INTRODUCTION Chronic insomnia is a disorder characterized by difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep along with effects on the waking functions such as mood and cognitive function. Chronic insomnia affects nearly 10% of the adult population. Current theoretical models of insomnia focus on homeostatic sleep-wake control mechanisms, hyper-arousal, and rapid eye movement (REM) instability; howe...