Sleep Medicine
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA OKs new adult insomnia med
Whereas the overall results are very positive, the improvements in daytime functioning are especially “exciting.”
Evidence-Based Reviews
Pediatric insomnia: Treatment
Behavioral interventions should be implemented before considering pharmacotherapy
News
A very strange place to find a tooth
Plus: TikTok lettuce, Viagra for the brain, and a COVID robot.
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Is mindfulness key to helping physicians with mental health?
“When we go into our state of deep rest in the meditation practice, which is two to five times more restful than sleep, it heals those stress...
From the Journals
OSA linked to white-matter hyperintensities
From the Journals
Sleep disorders and cancer: It’s complicated
From the Journals
CBT prevents depression in up to 50% of patients with insomnia
The study is unique in that the treatment “is not just reducing depression, it’s preventing depression,” said Dr. Michael R. Irwin, lead author....
From the Journals
Swell in off-label antipsychotic prescribing ‘not harmless’
Clinicians should be made aware that low-dose treatment with these drugs for insomnia and anxiety “might come at a cost of shortening patients’...
From the Journals
Social media use associated with depression in adults
New data on adults reflects the link between social media and depression seen in youths.
From the Journals
Ferric carboxymaltose calms restless legs
Nearly two-thirds of patients with restless legs syndrome remained off RLS medications at 1 year after treatment.
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What to do about pandemic PTSD
More than three-quarters of the health care workers reported symptoms that fell within the clinical range for depression (76%) and anxiety (78...