Sleep Complications in Depression, Anxiety, and Psychotic Disorders and Their Treatment
2006; Slack Incorporated (United States); Volume: 36; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3928/00485713-20061201-04
ISSN1938-2456
Tópico(s)Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Resumo<P>Sleep disorders are a common problem in the general population as well as the psychiatric population. Although these disorders don’t have the same morbidity and mortality as the Axis I disorders, they are reported frequently and cause much discussion among psychiatrists. Patient find sleep disorders inconvenient at best, crippling at worst; they feel lonely and isolated with a poor night’s sleep. To be up in the middle of the night when their significant other is asleep is profoundly disconnecting and demoralizing. The rest of the family will suffer if their family member is up half the night, or worse, tossing and turning in the same bed. Compounding this clinical issue, many physicians are not trained in sleep medicine and many of the FDA-approved medications have an abuse liability.</P> <h4>ABOUT THE AUTHORS</h4> <P>R. Jeffrey Goldsmith, MD, DFAPA, is a Psychiatrist with the VA Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dual Diagnosis Services, and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati. Paul G. Casola, MD, PhD, FRCPC, is a Psychiatrist with the Salvation Army Harbour Light Centre, and Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Michael Verenbut, MD, CCFP, FCFP, is Chief Medical Director, Ontario Addiction Treatment Centres, and Assistant Profressor, University of Toronto, Oak Ridges Medical Center. </P> <P>Address correspondence to: R. Jeffrey Goldsmith, MD, DFAPA, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220; fax 513-487-6046; or e-mail <a href="mailto:Jeffrey.Goldsmith@va.gov">Jeffrey.Goldsmith@va.gov</a>.</P> <P>The authors disclosed no relevant financial relationships.</P>
Referência(s)