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Hypnotic Medication Use in Insomnia Patients Seeking CBT-I

3 years ago

Although use of prescription hypnotic medications is common among adults with chronic insomnia, little is known about use of hypnotic medication in middle-to-older age adults with insomnia disorder seeking CBT-I.…

CBT-I Reduces Post-Partum Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression.

CBT-I Efficacy

3 years ago

A recent study in the journal Sleep evaluated the effects of online CBT-I delivered during pregnancy on subjective sleep outcomes, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms postpartum. The study involved over…

Evening Types Have Greater Health Risk and COVID-Related Sleep and Mental Health Problems

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3 years ago

Evening types, known as “owls”, have been associated with poorer sleep and mental health than morning types, or “larks”. A new study in the journal Sleep examined differences in sleep…

Cannabis Is Efficacious for the Treatment of Insomnia

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3 years ago

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was recently conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 2 weeks of nightly sublingual cannabis in treating chronic insomnia. This study involved 24 randomized…

Arising earlier in the morning may lower the risk of depression.

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3 years ago

A new study offers more compelling evidence that arising earlier in the morning may provide protection against depression independent of other factors such as diet, exercise, or health conditions such…

Prescription Insomnia Medications Are Associated with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors

Sleeping Pills

4 years ago

In a new study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, researchers found that individuals with insomnia who were prescribed Z-drugs (Ambien, Lunesta, or Sonata), trazodone, or sedative-hypnotic benzodiazepines (Ativan,…

Trazodone No More Effective Than a Placebo and Has More Side Effects

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4 years ago

Trazodone is the second most widely prescribed sleep medication in the United States over the past 20 years (behind Ambien) despite the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommendations not to…

The eight hour sleep myth

Sleep Duration and Health

4 years ago

The popular recommendation that we should sleep at least eight hours per night, and that we are not getting enough sleep, is not supported by current scientific data. A minority…

Ambien, Lunesta, and Sonata Receive FDA Black Box Warnings About Potentially Fatal Side Effects

News

4 years ago

Administration (FDA) has forced three popular sleep medications to carry their most prominent warning, the black box warning, about the possible serious or life-threatening behaviors that may result from taking…

Escalation of Sleep Problems During Covid-19

News

4 years ago

Two large-scale international surveys conducted during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed that the prevalence of sleep disturbances among adults rose significantly. New complaints of insomnia, altered circadian rhythm,…