Articles Tagged With: Insomnia
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Sleep Woes Are a Work Problem, but HCWs Must Be Proactive
Sleep disturbance is an all-too-common problem for healthcare workers, particularly if caused by alternating work shifts from day to night. While the workplace system is the primary driver of insomnia, there are steps healthcare workers can take to reduce the effects, which can be considerable. But has the pendulum swung too far?
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Can Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Help with Insomnia?
In this randomized clinical trial, telephone-administered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia significantly outperformed education alone in alleviating insomnia and reducing daytime fatigue in older adults with osteoarthritis pain.
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A Component of Tea to Promote Sleep: A Review of L-theanine as Treatment for Insomnia
This review of eight studies encompassing 417 patients assesses the effectiveness of L-theanine on sleep disorders. Results were inconsistent, but avenues of future study were identified.
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A Primer on Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Narcolepsy
Many new drugs are coming on the market to treat daytime sleepiness, as well as insomnia, as the prevalence of sleep disorders continues to grow in modern society. Neurologists should familiarize themselves with these disorders and the various ways to treat them safely.
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Daridorexant Tablets (Quviviq)
Daridorexant can be prescribed to adult patients with insomnia characterized by difficulty with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance.
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Behavioral Interventions for Menopausal-Related Insomnia Improve Depression
In a randomized, controlled trial comparing the behavioral interventions cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) and sleep reduction therapy (SRT) to a control intervention of sleep hygiene education, investigators found CBTI and SRT therapy improved insomnia and depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women with menopausal-related insomnia.
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Behavioral Interventions for Menopausal-Related Insomnia Improve Depression
In a randomized, controlled trial comparing the behavioral interventions cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) and sleep reduction therapy (SRT) to a control intervention of sleep hygiene education, investigators found CBTI and SRT therapy improved insomnia and depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women with menopausal-related insomnia.
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Lettuce for Sleep? Maybe, but Not in Salad Form
The authors of this single-blind randomized study found that 1,000 mg of culinary lettuce seed nightly for two weeks can improve sleep in pregnant women with insomnia.
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Chicken or Egg: Does Improving Sleep Improve Mental Health?
Authors of this large, randomized, controlled study strongly suggest that better sleep leads to improvement in several areas of mental health, and that a digital form of cognitive behavior therapy can significantly help in treatment of insomnia.
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Insomnia Disorder: Evidence for Psychological and Behavioral Interventions
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective intervention for moderate to severe insomnia disorder and should be considered as an initial treatment.