Getting a good night's sleep: diagnosing and treating insomnia.
Sleep takes up one-third of our lives. At least it should. While complaints of insomnia are typically not the precipitating factor for the office visit, patients will reveal their sleeping difficulties when asked a few simple, straightforward questions. Sleep is at the top of the list for leading a physically and mentally healthy lifestyle, and sleep problems are the source of significant co-morbidities. Current research has provided information about the prevalence, morbidity, and diagnosis of insomnia and some tools for behavioral and pharmacological management of this disorder. Nurses with a good understanding of sleep theories can use sleep and rest as an intervention to promote healing after surgery.
Nadolski
Nancy
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Foothills Psychiatry, Boise, Idaho, USA. nadolski@mindspring.com
D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs