Recognizing and managing insomnia in primary care and specialty settings

J Clin Psychiatry. 2016 Apr;77(4):e471. doi: 10.4088/JCP.15029wc1c.

Abstract

Insomnia is a common feature of both medical and psychiatric disorders. Whether as a symptom of an illness or as a comorbid disorder, insomnia worsens patient outcomes related to quality of life, functioning, workplace productivity, and health care expenditures. This CME webcast covers how to screen for insomnia in patients with both medical and mental illnesses and how to develop a comprehensive treatment plan. The authors also review evidence-based therapies for insomnia, including psychological/behavioral interventions and medications.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Comorbidity
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening
  • Medicine*
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis
  • Mental Disorders / psychology
  • Mental Disorders / therapy
  • Patient Care Planning*
  • Primary Health Care*
  • Quality of Life / psychology
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / psychology
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / therapy*