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New Directions in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Insomnia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

David Neubauer
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Because a multitude of factors contribute to insomnia, the context of treatment can greatly impact treatment efficacy. Major depression or congestive heart failure, for example, can contribute to insomnia, and treatment of those conditions should exert a positive effect on insomnia symptoms. On the other hand, the treatment of other conditions, such as the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors antidepressants, may have a negative effect on the quality of sleep. Clinicians, therefore, need to take a versatile, multifaceted approach for each patient when treating insomnia.

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Expert Panel Supplement
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CNS Spectrums , Volume 13 , Issue S17: New Perspectives in the Diagnosis and Management of Insomnia , December 2008 , pp. 10 - 12
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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