title: [Sleep disorders and the consumption of hypnotics on the island of Mallorca].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the frequency and characteristic of sleep disorders and consumption of hypnotic drugs in a population attended by primary care physicians (PC).
  
  
  METHODS
  Interviewing a population of 602 patients at the office exit of 87 PC physicians in 32 institution in Mallorca 1994. Questionnaire on sleep: hypnotic drugs and scale hospital anxiety-depression, others.
  
  
  RESULTS
  17.4% (95% CI: 14.4%-20.5%) sleepless (DSM-III-R), 27.0% (95% CI: 23.5%-30.6%) complained from poor sleep quality and 16.4% (95% CI: 13.4%-19.4%) usually consumed hypnotic drugs (56.7%, for longer than one year).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The high frequency of both sleep disorders and chronic consumption of hypnotic drugs represents a relevant health problem.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cañellas Dols
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ochogavia Cánaves
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Llobera Cánaves
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palmer Pol
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castell Colom
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iglesias Tamargo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives