Psychiatr. praxi 2018; 19(3): 116-122 | DOI: 10.36290/psy.2018.024

Sleep disorders and their treatment in elderly

MUDr. Eva Miletínová, M.Sc.1, 2, MUDr. Jitka Bušková, Ph.D.1,2
1 Národní ústav duševního zdraví, Klecany
2 3. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Praha

Sleep issues are common in older patients. In patients aged 65 years and above we generally treat both primary sleep disordersand sleep disturbances that are related to comorbid internal or psychiatric disorders or occur due to medication used. The aimof this paper is to describe physiological changes of sleep in elderly patients, outline the most common sleep disorders in thiscohort along with current treatment options.

Keywords: sleep disorders, elderly, comorbidities, treatment

Published: October 15, 2018  Show citation

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Miletínová E, Bušková J. Sleep disorders and their treatment in elderly. Psychiatr. praxi. 2018;19(3):116-122. doi: 10.36290/psy.2018.024.
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