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Insomnia and psychiatric patients

Insomnia is an experience of inadequate or poor quality sleep characterised by one or more of the following problems ; difficulty in falling asleep, difficulty in maintaining sleep, waking up too early in the morning and sleep that is not refreshing. Insomnia also involves daytime consequences such as fatigue, lack of energy, concentration difficulties and irritability. Psychiatric disoders are a common cause of chronic insomnia. In recent years studies have suggested the emergence of changing perspective on the management of chronic insomnia in psychiatric patients. The article review the advantages and disadvantages of medications employed to promote improved sleep. Special emphasis is given to use of the newer - generation benzodiazepine receptor agonist hynotics.

persistent insomnia; psychiatric patients

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