title: Insomnia: an ignored health problem.
abstract: Insomnia is common in all age groups and impairs quality of life. Untreated insomnia can lead to, or cause worsening of, other health problems. Effective treatment is available. Behavioral approaches should be tried first with chronic insomnia, because they are effective with few adverse effects. A number of medicines are effective for insomnia, but providers need to be cautious with their use because they are expensive, have a number of adverse side effects, and their long-term use has not been studied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Eau Claire Family Medicine Residency Program, 617 West Clairemont Avenue, Eau Claire WI 54701, USA. joan.hamblin@fammed.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Joan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hamblin
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012307:Risk Factors; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives