Increased prevalence of insomnia and changes in hypnotics use in England over 15 years: Analysis of the 1993, 2000, and 2007 national psychiatric morbidity surveys

Sleep

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 377-384

  Calem, Maria ^a   Bisla, Jatinder ^a   Begum, Aysha ^a   Dewey, Michael ^a   Bebbington, Paul E ^b   Brugha, Traolach ^c   Cooper, Claudia ^b   Jenkins, Rachel ^a   Lindesay, James ^c   McManus, Sally ^d   Meltzer, Howard ^c   Spiers, Nicola ^c   Weich, Scott ^e   Stewart, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypnotic use; Insomnia; National survey; Sleep; Trends

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; NITRAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVORCE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; OBSESSION; PANIC; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WIDOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858590857     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5665/sleep.1700     Document Type: Article

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