| Description |
1 online resource (x, 198 pages) : illustrations |
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Publication IOM ; 79-04 |
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IOM publication ; 79-04.
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
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Hypnotics.
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Insomnia.
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Drug utilization -- United States
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Drugs -- Prescribing -- United States
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Sleep Wake Disorders -- drug therapy
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Hypnotics and Sedatives -- administration & dosage
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders -- drug therapy
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Hypnotics and Sedatives
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
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Drug utilization
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Drugs -- Prescribing
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Hypnotics
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Insomnia
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
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| LC no. |
79087705 |
| ISBN |
0309593271 |
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9780309593274 |
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