Behavioral and Pharmacological Therapies for Late-Life Insomnia

Charles M. Morin; Cheryl Colecchi; Jackie Stone; Rakesh Sood; Douglas Brink

doi:10.1001/jama.281.11.991

Abstract

Behavioral and pharmacological approaches are effective for the short-term management of insomnia in late life; sleep improvements are better sustained over time with behavioral treatment.

Keywords

MedicineInsomniaPolysomnographySleep hygienePlaceboCognitive behavioral therapyPharmacotherapySleep onsetSleep onset latencyRandomized controlled trialCognitive behavioral therapy for insomniaCognitive therapyPhysical therapyPsychiatryInternal medicineElectroencephalography

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Université Laval CA

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 281
Issue: 11
Pages: 991-991
Citations: 1084
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                                    Charles M. Morin, 
                                
                                    Cheryl Colecchi, 
                                
                                    Jackie Stone
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Behavioral and Pharmacological Therapies for Late-Life Insomnia. 
                            JAMA
                            , 281
                            (11)
                            , 991-991.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.11.991
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.281.11.991