Sleep Medicine
Conference Coverage
Sexsomnia may gain more awareness after DSM-5 inclusion
Commentary
VIDEO: Winning health apps link patients, researchers
News
FDA panel supports retaining Chantix boxed warning for now
Evidence-Based Reviews
Sedative-hypnotics for sleepless geriatric patients
Age-related physiologic changes, risk of adverse effects guide your prescribing
News
Daily cannabis use in teens linked to lower educational attainment, increased suicide risk
Key clinical point: Prevention or delay of cannabis use in adolescence is likely to have broad health and social benefits. Major finding: Young...
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Long-term benzodiazepine use may contribute to risk of Alzheimer’s
Key clinical point: Benzodiazepines should be used for as short a duration as possible, preferably with formulations that have a short half life,...
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Assess patient’s body clock before treating circadian rhythm sleep disorders
Key clinical point: Clinicians should measure dim light melatonin onset before treating patients with circadian rhythm sleep disorders, and should...
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Poor sleep and mental disorder symptoms common in college students
Key clinical point: Possible relationships between sleep disorders and poor mental health should be explored.Major finding: Thirty-six percent of...
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Review finds sparse evidence for sleep/wake drugs in shift workers
Key clinical point: Sparse evidence supports the use of sleep- and wakefulness-promoting drugs in shift workers, and both sleep- and wakefulness-...
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FDA approves novel insomnia drug suvorexant
News
Suicide linked to poor sleep in older patients
Key clinical point: Assessing the sleep quality of older patients might be a "useful screening tool and a novel therapeutic target for suicide...