title: [Sleep-wake rhythm disorders in the framework of a Diogenes syndrome. Improvement in sleep architecture using supportive treatment with zolpidem].
abstract: In a 72-year-old man suffering from the Diogenes syndrome, but with no other pathologies (no dementia, no underlying depression), marked disorders in the sleep-wake rhythm developed. Treatment with zolpidem brought about an improvement in the sleep architecture. Psychotherapy, largely behavioral treatment, resulted in partial reintegration of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Gerontopsychiatrische Klinik, Landeskilinik Eberswalde.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kummer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gündel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D017286:Polysomnography; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D013577:Syndrome; D000077334:Zolpidem
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D011725:Pyridines; D000077334:Zolpidem
vernacular_title: Störungen des Schlaf-Wach-Rhythmus im Rahmen eines Diogenes-Syndroms. Verbesserung der Schlafarchitektur durch unterstützende Behandlung mit Zolpidem.