title: [Sleep medicine differential diagnostics in psychiatry and psychotherapy].
abstract: Complaints about disturbed sleep or increased daytime sleepiness are among the most frequent symptoms reported to psychiatrists by patients. Such complaints can be symptoms of an underlying psychiatric disorder or indicative of a separate or comorbid sleep disorder. Hence, basic knowledge in the differential diagnosis of sleep medicine pathologies is pivotal for psychiatrists and psychotherapists. In the present overview following a description of the diagnostic methods, the diagnostic work-up according to the major symptomatic clusters, namely disturbances in initiating and maintaining sleep, abnormal nocturnal movements and excessive daytime sleepiness will be presented.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für psychische Gesundheit, Klinikum Ingolstadt, Krumenauerstr. 25, 85049, Ingolstadt, Deutschland, Thomas.pollmaecher@klinikum-ingolstadt.de.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pollmächer
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wetter
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Happe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Acker
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Riemann
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000379:methods*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D056508:Sleep Medicine Specialty / Q000379:methods*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*