title: [Insomnia in old age].
abstract: Alterations of sleep structure with aging are attributed to change of circadian sleep-wake system and decrease of daytime activity with aging. Prevalence of insomnia and use of sleeping pills increases with age. Physical and psychiatric conditions play important roles in poor sleep in old age, and restless legs syndrome and sleep disordered breathing increase with aging as well. Early and appropriate intervention to insomnia will contribute to improvement of health and quality of life in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Kanazawa University Hospital.
authors.forename: Reizo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaneda
authors.forename: Hisakazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furuta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000209:etiology