Go to: Etiology Individuals who have difficulty to cope with a stressful situation or those who report being habitual light sleepers have an elevated propensity to develop chronic insomnia. All pharmacotherapy should be used with appropriate caution, at minimum effective doses, and for minimum duration of time. Delayed sleep phase, also known as delayed sleep-wake phase sleep disorder, is an internal sleep clock (circadian rhythm) sleep disorder. Difficulty in initiating or maintaining sleep that does not meet the criteria of chronic insomnia or short-term insomnia disorder. Before recommending any treatment, clinicians should consider patient-specific criteria such as age, medical history, and other drug use, as well as the underlying cause of the sleep disturbance. Herbal and alternative preparations include melatonin and valerian. In patients presenting with an acute onset insomnia. Prescription and over-the-counter drug therapies include benzodiazepine and nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic agents ramelteon, a melatonin receptor agonist trazodone and sedating antihistamines. Insomnia disorder is defined as difficulty in falling asleep, maintaining sleep, and early morning. Challenges falling asleep (onset insomnia): inability to fall asleep beyond 20-30 minutes Inability to maintain sleep (middle insomnia): frequent waking during the night after sleep onset. Nonpharmacologic options include stimulus control, sleep hygiene education, sleep restriction, paradoxical intention, relaxation therapy, biofeedback, and cognitive behavioral therapy. The disorder is characterized by difficulty with sleep quality, initiating or maintaining sleep, along with substantial distress and impairments of daytime.
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We searched MEDLINE for articles published between January 1996 and January 2006, evaluated abstracts from recent professional meetings, and contacted the manufacturer of the most recent addition to the pharmacologic armamentarium for insomnia treatment (ramelteon) to gather information.
Many options are available to treat insomnia, to assist with either falling asleep (sleep onset) or maintaining sleep. Sleep disorders include obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, the main symptoms of which are snoring, breathing pauses during sleep, choking, gasping, morning dry. The sufferer has difficulty in getting off to sleep while in bed and needs more than 30 minutes for sleep onset. Insomnia, defined as difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and/or experiencing restorative sleep with associated impairment or significant distress, is a common condition resulting in significant clinical and economic consequences. There is no clear consensus among sleep specialists as to the exact definition of childhood insomnia.
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