title: The diagnosis of primary insomnia and treatment alternatives.
abstract: This review provides information about the diagnosis and treatment of primary insomnia. Several treatment strategies are reviewed including the use of hypnotics, naturopathic remedies and behavioral interventions. We suggest that nonpharmacologic interventions are likely to be the most safe and effective.
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Perlis
authors: S D
authors: SD
authors: Youngstedt
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives