Management of insomnia and long-term use of sedative-hypnotic drugs in older patients

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 185, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 1499-1505

  McMillan, Jacqueline M ^a   Aitken, Elizabeth ^b   Holroyd Leduc, Jayna M ^b,c  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXEPIN; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; MELATONIN; PLACEBO; RAMELTEON; TEMAZEPAM; TRAZODONE; TRIAZOLAM; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MEMORY DISORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; REVIEW; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; TAI CHI; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888243254     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.130025     Document Type: Review

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