Diagnosis and treatment of insomnia
Pagel, J.F.
American Family Physician 35(3): 191-197
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-838X PMID: 2881477 Document Number: 292401
Insomnia is a disorder of initiation and maintenance of sleep that results in daytime somnolence. The differential diagnosis of the various forms of insomnia is based primarily on the history, including information from the sleeping partner. The possibility of underlying depression or sleep apnea must be given consideration in every patient with insomnia, because inappropriate therapy may be dangerous in these instances. In general, the benzodiazepines have supplanted the traditional hypnotics in the treatment of insomnia.