title: Appropriate use of benzodiazepines in insomnia: clinical update.
abstract: Insomnia and anxiety are frequently experienced not only by healthy persons, but in their more intense expressions, by patients suffering from a variety of medical and psychiatric disorders. The International Classification of Sleep Disorders (1990) lists 88 types of sleep disorders. Thirty-three of these are related to insomnia and belong to the categories of intrinsic sleep disorders, extrinsic sleep disorders, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, and sleep disorders associated with medical or psychiatric disorders. Benzodiazepines are frequently used for the treatment of insomnia. For optimal treatment of insomnia, exact diagnosis, correct understanding of the biology, and appropriate use of the drugs are essential.
authors.affiliation: Akita University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hishikawa
mesh_terms: D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D001569:Benzodiazepines