TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in older adults
AU - Ancoli-Israel, Sonia
AU - Ayalon, Liat
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - Among the most common complaints of older adults are difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep. These problems result in insufficient sleep at night, which then results in an increased risk of falls, difficulty with concentration and memory, and overall decreased quality of life. Difficulties sleeping, however, are not an inevitable part of aging. Rather, these sleep complaints are often secondary to medical and psychiatric illness, the medications used to treat these illnesses, circadian rhythm changes, or other sleep disorders. The task for the geriatric psychiatrist is to identify the causes of these complaints and then initiate appropriate treatment.
AB - Among the most common complaints of older adults are difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep. These problems result in insufficient sleep at night, which then results in an increased risk of falls, difficulty with concentration and memory, and overall decreased quality of life. Difficulties sleeping, however, are not an inevitable part of aging. Rather, these sleep complaints are often secondary to medical and psychiatric illness, the medications used to treat these illnesses, circadian rhythm changes, or other sleep disorders. The task for the geriatric psychiatrist is to identify the causes of these complaints and then initiate appropriate treatment.
KW - Aging
KW - Insomnia
KW - Sleep apnea
KW - Sleep disorders
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=32444443986&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/01.JGP.0000196627.12010.d1
DO - 10.1097/01.JGP.0000196627.12010.d1
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C2 - 16473973
AN - SCOPUS:32444443986
SN - 1064-7481
VL - 14
SP - 95
EP - 103
JO - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
IS - 2
ER -