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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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Late life insomnia: A brief review
Priti Singh1, Nisha Mani Pandey2, Sarvada C Tiwari3
1 Consultant Psychiatrist, Vishal Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Geriatric Mental Health (DGMH), KG Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Professor and Head, KG Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Priti Singh
Consultant Psychiatrist, 4/28, Vishal Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow - 226003, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2348-9995.152425
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Insomnia in life-life is a common clinical presentation and yet its appropriate assessment and management can be challenging. This is largely due to the complex interplay of various co-morbid factors like physical or mental disorders, poly-pharmacotherapy, primary sleep disorders, psycho-social and environmental factors. Despite several evidence-based effective treatments being available, inappropriate pharmacotherapy is common and frequently leads to poorer outcomes and considerable risks in this population group. Nonpharmacological treatments are effective, but remain largely under-funded and infrequently used. This paper reviews the important changes in classification of insomnia; normal age related changes of sleep; factors contributing to late-life insomnia and useful assessment tools and treatment strategies in the management of chronic insomnia. |
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