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Use of BZD-Z Drugs for Insomnia In Older Adults

2 weeks ago

Although multiple insomnia treatment practice guidelines recommend that benzodiazepines (BZD) and benzodiazepine receptor agonist “Z” drugs such as Ambien/zolpidem (Z) be prescribed at the lowest dose for 2–4 weeks, a surprising…

Psychedelics are a Revolutionary Treatment for Depression.

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3 months ago

Many insomnia patients have major depression that is resistant to treatment. Fortunately, recent studies from psychedelic medicine research centers at Johns Hopkins, Duke, NYU, UCLA, Michigan, Harvard, and Berkeley have…

New Evidence-Based Insomnia Treatment Guidelines

CBT-I Efficacy, Sleeping Pills

5 months ago

Updated guidelines for the treatment of insomnia have recently been established by the European Sleep Society, the largest sleep research society in the world. These clinical guidelines are based on…

Online CBT-I is Effective in Real World, Regular Care Patients

CBT-I Efficacy

5 months ago

Although digital (online) CBT-I has been shown in numerous studies to be effective for insomnia, few of these studies have focused on real-world study samples that reflect people in regular…

No association between insomnia and dementia risk in a large population-based study with 11-year follow-up

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9 months ago

Although disturbed sleep has been proposed as a possible risk factor for dementia, disturbed sleep is not included in the 12 health- and lifestyle-related risk factors for dementia since disturbed…

Naps Benefit Memory, Alertness, and Mood.

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11 months ago

A recent study examined how mid-afternoon naps of differing durations benefit memory, alertness, mood, and sleepiness. 32 young adults with habitually short sleep of less than 7 hours took naps…

Insomnia Patients Underestimate Actual Sleep Duration

Sleep Duration and Health

12 months ago

Many insomnia patients show a marked discrepancy between objectively measured sleep duration vs. subjectively reported sleep duration. For example, a previous meta-analysis found that patients with insomnia sleep only 23…

Morning Bright Light Exposure Improves Sleep and Alertness

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1 year ago

The relationship between morning light and sleep has not been well documented. People who work or spend most of their time indoors have less access to morning bright daylight. A…

An Eye Mask Enhances Deep Sleep and Improves Memory and Alertness

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1 year ago

Sleep and body temperature are directly influenced by the daily cycles of sunlight and darkness and their effect on melatonin, a naturally occurring hormone found in the brain. When the…

Increasing Access to CBT-I

CBT-I Efficacy

1 year ago

10% of adults meet diagnostic criteria for insomnia disorder (insomnia at least three nights/week for at least three months with daytime impairment) and 33% of adults endorse insomnia symptoms, which…