Sleep Medicine
Conference Coverage
Sleep disorders linked to increased mortality risk in epilepsy
The mortality risk assessment needs include sleep factors, including sleep disorders and sleep disturbances.
Commentary
More on treating chronic insomnia
In “Treating chronic insomnia: An alternating medication strategy” (Current Psychiatry, October 2023, p. 25-31, doi:10.12788/cp.0397), Dr. Kaplan...
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U.S. kids are taking melatonin for sleep, despite evidence gap
These findings should prompt clinicians to discuss with parents the various factors that could be driving sleep disturbances, and potential safety...
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Five hours or less of sleep per night tied to subsequent depression
Common genetic markers for short sleep play an important role in the incidence of depression in older adults.
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Hitting the snooze button may provide cognitive benefit
“There is no reason to stop snoozing in the morning if you enjoy it, at least not for snooze times around 30 minutes.”
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Narcolepsy med shows early promise for adult ADHD
Solriamfetol is a dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor that shares some of the properties of current ADHD medications.
Conference Coverage
Lack of time is damaging women’s health
The one thing that is especially damaging to physical and mental health is sleep deprivation, and working mothers get less sleep than do working...
Conference Coverage
Confirmed: Intermittent use of benzodiazepines is the safest option
“We’ve always known that there was a problem, but there haven’t been high-quality epidemiological studies like this that allowed us to say what...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Treating chronic insomnia: An alternating medication strategy
Alternating between 2 agents from different classes can help avoid tolerance/tachyphylaxis.
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Stress, insomnia tied to increased AFib risk for older women
The results support the hypothesis that psychosocial predictors account for additional risk for AF “above and beyond” traditional AF risk factors...
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Both too much and not enough sleep raises T2D risk
“These findings underpin the importance of promoting healthy sleep habits to avoid sleep deprivation.”