| Title |
Tackling sleeplessness: psychological treatment options for insomnia in older adults
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Nature and science of sleep, April 2010
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| DOI | 10.2147/nss.s7064 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joseph M Dzierzewski, Erin M O’Brien, Daniel Kay, Christina S McCrae |
| Abstract |
This paper provides a broad review of the extant literature involving the treatment of sleeplessness in older adults with insomnia. First, background information (including information regarding key issues in late-life insomnia and epidemiology of late-life insomnia) pertinent to achieving a general understanding of insomnia in the elderly is presented. Next, theories of insomnia in older adults are examined and discussed in relation to treatment of insomnia in late-life. With a general knowledge base provided, empirical evidence for both pharmacological (briefly) and psychological treatment options for insomnia in late-life are summarized. Recent advances in the psychological treatment of insomnia are provided and future directions are suggested. This review is not meant to be all-inclusive; however, it is meant to provide professionals across multiple disciplines (physicians; psychologists; applied and basic researchers) with a mix of breadth and depth of knowledge related to insomnia in late-life. It is our hope that readers will see the evidence in support of psychological treatments for late-life insomnia, and the utility in continuing to investigate this treatment modality. |
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| United States | 1 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 141 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 22 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 10% |
| Researcher | 14 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 10% |
| Other | 20 | 14% |
| Unknown | 39 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 55 | 38% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 12 | 8% |
| Unknown | 44 | 31% |
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