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1/2024 vol. 32
Review paper

Pharmacotherapy only? Overview of available treatments for sleep disorders

  1. Student Scientific Circle, University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, Poland
  2. Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
  3. Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
  4. Clinical Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, St. Raphael’s Hospital, Krakow, Poland
  5. Department of Occupational Medicine and Health in Department of Chronic Diseases and Civilization-related Hazards, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
Nursing Problems 2024; 32 (1): 7-14
Online publish date: 2024/05/23
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Sleep disorders are one of the most common disorders of human well-being. They cause numerous health consequences, such as attention disorders, memory and recall difficulties, and motor disorders. The diagnosis of sleep disorders and the selection of the appropriate form of treatment is essential for helping patients. Current medicine offers many therapeutic options using pharmaco-logical and non-pharmacological methods. During the treatment process, it is advisable to make changes in life hygiene and some-times pharmacological support is necessary. This article reviews the available treatments for sleep disorders and provides a brief description of each. Aspects of sleep hygiene, relaxation training, psychotherapy, biofeedback, non-invasive brain stimulation methods, and the basic groups of drugs used in treatment, e.g. antidepressants, neuroleptics, benzodiazepines, and non-benzodiazepine GABA receptor agonists, are included.
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