Sleep complaints in the geriatric patient.
Difficulty sleeping is a frequent complaint of elderly patients. But poor sleep is not a normal part of aging. This article discusses the most common sleep problem among older adults-insomnia, its causes, and potential treatments including over-the-counter and prescription medications and behavioral treatments such as relaxation therapy, sleep hygiene, stimulus control, sleep restriction, and cognitive and behavioral therapies.
Mahowald
Mark W
MW
Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center, Hennepin County Medical Center, USA.
Bornemann
Michel A Cramer
MA
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001683:Biological Clocks; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives