Patients and Methods: In this open-label study, 30 elderly outpatients with insomnia were randomised to receive 2 weeks of treatment with lormetazepam 0.5mg + SHT or SHT alone, followed by a 1 ...
It’s generally recommended to only take sleeping pills on a short-term basis, but insomnia treatment is extremely individualized, so your healthcare professional will help create a specific ...
A total of 84 subjects aged ≥65 years met DSM-IV criteria for insomnia and were screened ... in the lormetazepam + SHT group after 2 weeks of treatment (mean rank 2.87; Friedmann test = 27. ...
As sleep medicine researchers and clinicians, we are concerned about the lack of public reimbursement for the first recommended line of intervention.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) is the gold standard for insomnia treatment, and can be administered without medication or intrusive medical equipment. At Concordia University, we ...
Insomnia involves difficulty falling ... Geriatrics Society advises against their use in the elderly, regardless of the duration of treatment, and their chronic use is discouraged at any age.
Introduction Sleep disorders including insomnia occur frequently in depressive patients. Acupuncture is a widely recognised therapy to treat depression and sleep disorders in clinical practice. This ...
Background Acupuncture has been demonstrated to be a safe and effective treatment for insomnia in patients without cancer. A lack of evidence, however, supports its application in the treatment of ...