ERROR 404 – Sleep not found
South African Family Practice
| Field | Value | |
| Title | ERROR 404 – Sleep not found | |
| Creator | Muntingh, George L. Viljoen, Michelle | |
| Description | Insomnia is perhaps the most common type of sleep disorder in the family medicine population. It is best described as a persistent difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep, or a report of non-restorative sleep, accompanied by related daytime impairment. There is increasing evidence of a strong association between insomnia and various medical and psychiatric comorbidities. Diagnosis of insomnia and treatment planning rely on a thorough sleep history to address contributing and precipitating factors as well as maladaptive behaviours resulting in poor sleep. Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is the mainstay of treatment and is a safe and effective approach. The key challenge of CBT-I is the lack of clinicians to implement it. The newer generation nonbenzodiazepines (e.g. zolpidem) are used as first-line pharmacotherapy for chronic insomnia. Newer drugs active on targets other than the gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor are now available, but clear treatment guidelines are needed. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2018-07-12 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/safp.v60i3.4878 | |
| Source | South African Family Practice; Vol 60, No 3 (2018): May/June; 33-39 2078-6204 2078-6190 | |
| Language | eng | |
| Relation |
The following web links (URLs) may trigger a file download or direct you to an alternative webpage to gain access to a publication file format of the published article:
https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/4878/5777
|
|
ADVERTISEMENT
