title: [Diagnostics and therapy of sleep disorders in the general practice].
abstract: Sleep disorders could be the symptoms of organic or non-organic conditions. The diagnostics comprises a detailed medical history of the patient complemented by a sleep diary, as well as organic medical and psychological/psychiatric examinations. For drug therapy benzodiazepine, antidepressants, neuroleptics, antihistamines, plant-based preparations and natural sleep-inducing substances such as L-tryptophan or melatonin are used. Nondrug strategies include sleep hygiene, stimulus control, sleep restriction and cognitive techniques. For sleep disturbances due to a psychological or organic disease, the primary condition must be treated.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Universitätsklinik Freiburg. Dieter_Riemann@psyallg.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
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authors.lastname: Riemann
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008499:Medical Records; D017286:Polysomnography; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives