Assessment and treatment of sleep disorders in older adults: A review for rehabilitation psychologists

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-36

  Stepanski, Edward ^a   Rybarczyk, Bruce ^a   Lopez, Martita ^a   Stevens, Suzanne ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BROMOCRIPTINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CLONAZEPAM; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; ESTAZOLAM; FLURAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; PERGOLIDE; PRAMIPEXOLE; QUAZEPAM; ROPINIROLE; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM; ZALEPLON; ZOLPIDEM; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PARASOMNIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; RELAXATION TRAINING; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE;

EID: 0037322527     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.48.1.23     Document Type: Review

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