Poor Sleep in Elderly Patients Linked to Anxiety, Sleep Medications, Pain
Previous studies have shown that sleep efficiency decreases with age, but additional factors may have an important role.
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Short Sleep Duration Linked to Emotional and Behavioral Symptoms in Children
In boys but not girls, reduced sleep duration at age 8 and 10 years predicted the development of behavioral disorder symptoms 2 years later.
Insomnia, Sleep Disturbances Common Among Veterans With PTSD
The researchers analyzed data from 1649 combat-exposed United States military veterans who were evaluated at a Veterans Affairs facility between 2009 and 2012 after deployment to the wars in Iraq and/or Afghanistan.
Dayvigo Approved for Insomnia Characterized by Difficulties With Sleep Onset, Maintenance
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dayvigo (lemborexant; Eisai) for the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance in adult patients.
Sleep Fragmentation Linked to Odds of Migraine
Sleep fragmentation, defined by low sleep efficiency, is associated with increased odds of migraine a day later, but there is no temporal association for short sleep duration and low sleep quality with migraine.
Behavioral Therapy Helps Reduce Insomnia in Cancer Survivors
A stepped care approach seems beneficial for insomnia treatment among cancer survivors.
Impaired Sleep Observed in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The researchers found that adults with ASD showed significant impairments in both objective (10 of 17 total outcomes) and subjective (6 of 11 total outcomes) measures of sleep compared with controls.
Sleep Difficulties May Be Associated With Behavioral, Communication Disorders in Preschoolers
In this sample of preschoolers, sleep disorders were commonly reported and associated with specific diagnostic categories.
Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improves Sleep, PTSD in Evacuees of Natural Disasters
Investigators sought to determine the mental health needs of evacuees of devastating wildfires in Canada and to distribute evidence-based tools to promote resilience.
Sleep Disturbances in Adolescents With Depression Do Not Predict Poor Long-Term Outcome
Anna S. Urrila, MD and colleagues sought to explore whether sleep symptoms in adolescents with MDD were associated with long-term outcomes.
Disturbances in Sleep Microstructure Offer Promise as Biomarkers for PTSD
Sleep abnormalities, the most common symptom of PTSD, are observed in approximately 70% of patients, indicating that sleep problems may play an important role in the development and maintenance of the disorder.
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