Diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in older adults

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-103

  Ancoli Israel, Sonia ^a   Ayalon, Liat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Insomnia; Sleep apnea; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOSTEROID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HORMONE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; METHYLDOPA; METHYLPHENIDATE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; ROPINIROLE; SALBUTAMOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; THEOPHYLLINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE; ZOLPIDEM;

AGED; AGING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEMENTIA; FALLING; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MEMORY; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NIGHT SLEEP; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAPID EYE MOVEMENT BEHAVIOR DISORDER; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 32444443986     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JGP.0000196627.12010.d1     Document Type: Review

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