Recent developments in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.
The publication of a new nosology of sleep and arousal disorders in 1979 established the need for differential diagnosis of sleep disorders based on polysomnographic evaluations as well as medical history and physical examination. This review of recent developments in diagnosing and treating sleep disorders covers such topics as prevalence, findings related to sleeping pills and insomnia, effects of depression on sleep, and managing the elderly patient with disturbed sleep. The authors caution against misuse of hypnotic drug therapy for treatment of insomnia and encourage physicians to inquire about sleep patterns even when a patient is presenting a seemingly unrelated problem.
D000368:Aged; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001683:Biological Clocks; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012890:Sleep / Q000187:drug effects; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014481:United States
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D014364:Tryptophan