title: Medications and their effects on sleep.
abstract: Only a few years ago, if patients complained of difficulty sleeping,medications that were often dangerous and addictive were prescribed to induce sleep, and the basis of the patient's complaint was not addressed. Now sleeping pills are safer, and our understanding of the sleep state has increased exponentially. Insomnia and daytime sleepiness are no longer diagnoses; they are complaints needing to be addressed-symptoms of a spectrum of sleep disorders with specific diagnostic criteria and appropriate treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Practice, University of Colorado School of Medicine, PO Box 6508, Aurora, CO 80045-0508, USA. pueo34@juno.com
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Pagel
mesh_terms: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs