Help is on the way for insomnia

Training in techniques that promote better sleep together with a frequently prescribed sleeping pill can help elderly people limit insomnia.

References:

Morin, C.M., et al. 1999. Behavioral and pharmacological therapies for late-life insomnia. Journal of the American Medical Association 281(March 17):991.

Further Readings:

Foley, D.J., et al. 1995. Sleep complaints among elderly persons. Sleep 18:425.

Kupfer, D.J., and C.F. Reynolds. 1997. Management of insomnia. New England Journal of Medicine 336(Jan. 30):341.

Morin, C.M., et al. Cognitive behavior therapy for late-life insomnia. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 61:137.

Sources:

Charles M. Morin
Université Laval
École de Psychologie
Pavillon FAS
Sainte-Foy, Quebec G1K 7P4
Canada

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 14, April 3, 1999, p. 219. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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