Sleeping pills, insomnia, and medical practice : report of a study /
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| Corporate author / creator: | Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Division of Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine. |
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| Imprint: | Washington : National Academy of Sciences, 1979. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (x, 198 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Publication IOM ; 79-04 IOM publication ; 79-04. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11212077 |
Table of Contents:
- Sleeping Pills, Insomnia, and Medical Practice
- Copyright
- Contents
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY
- SLEEP AND MEDICATION
- AN OVERVIEW
- EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SLEEP PROBLEMS AND PRESCRIBING
- PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPNOTICS
- INSOMNIA
- RESEARCH, DIAGNOSIS, AND THERAPY
- EFFICACY AND HAZARDS OF HYPNOTICS
- SLEEP DISTURBANCE IN THE ELDERLY
- CONCLUSIONS
- BENZODIAZEPINES VS. BARBITURATES AS HYPNOTICS
- PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
- ADVERTISING AND LABELING
- RESEARCH NEEDS
- INITIATION AND COORDINATION OF FEDERAL EFFORTSREFERENCES
- Chapter 1 AN OVERVIEW OF SLEEP AND MEDICATION
- A. THE ANATOMY OF SLEEP
- B. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS MARKETED AS HYPNOTICS
- Barbiturates
- Glossary of Sleep Research Terms
- Benzodiazepines
- Non-Barbiturate, Non-Benzodiazepine Hypnotics
- C. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS NOT MARKETED AS HYPNOTICS
- D. SELF-MEDICATION FOR SLEEP
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 2 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SLEEP COMPLAINTS AND PRESCRIBING PRACTICES
- A. PREVALENCE OF SLEEP COMPLAINTS
- B. TRENDS IN PRESCRIBING MEDICATION FOR SLEEP
- C. THE PHYSICIAN'S DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC RESPONSESD. HOSPITAL USE OF HYPNOTIC DRUGS
- E. THE POPULATION'S USE OF HYPNOTICS
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 3 PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF HYPNOTIC DRUGS
- A. SUICIDE AND ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE
- Suicide Attempts
- B. TRAFFIC SAFETY
- C. NON-MEDICAL USE OF DRUGS
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 4 INSOMNIA: RESEARCH FINDINGS, DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES, AND THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS
- A. THE MEANING OF INSOMNIA
- The Complaint of Being Unable to Fall Asleep (Sleep Latency Problem)
- The Complaint of Being Unable to Stay Asleep (Sleep Maintenance Problem)The Complaint of Daytime Consequences
- B. TYPES OF INSOMNIA
- Transient and Situational Insomnia
- Insomnia Associated with Mental Disorders
- Insomnia Associated with Drugs and Alcohol
- Sleep-Induced Ventilatory Impairment
- Insomnia Associated with Nocturnal Myoclonus or Restless Legs Syndrome
- Insomnia Associated with Disruptions of the 24-hour Sleep-Wake Cycle
- Insomnia Associated with Medical Disorders
- Other Conditions Associated with Insomnia
- Persistent Insomnia of Unknown OriginC. THE “SLEEP DISORDER HISTORY�
- D. HYPNOTIC DRUG THERAPY: AN OVERVIEW
- E. NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPIES FOR INSOMNIA
- Office Counseling
- Psychotherapy
- Behavioral Therapy
- REFERENCES
- Chapter 5 SLEEP DISTURBANCE IN THE ELDERLY
- A. PREVALENCE OF SLEEP DISTURBANCE IN THE ELDERLY
- B. HYPNOTIC DRUG USE BY THE ELDERLY
- C. PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
- Efficacy and Safety of Hypnotics
- Some Clinical Issues
- Factors in the Choice of hypnotics