New guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of insomnia

• Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 68; no. 4; pp. 666 - 675
• Main Authors: Pinto, Jr, Luciano Ribeiro, Alves, Rosana Cardoso, Caixeta, Eliazor, Fontenelle, John Araujo, Bacellar, Andrea, Poyares, Dalva, Aloe, Flavio, Rizzo, Geraldo, Minhoto, Gisele, Bittencourt, Lia Rita, Ataide, Jr, Luiz, Assis, Márcia, Pradella-Hallinan, Márcia, Pinto, Maria Christina Ribeiro, Rodrigues, Raimundo Nonato D, Hasan, Rosa, Fonseca, Ronaldo, Tavares, Stella
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 01.08.2010
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use; Brazil; Chronic Disease; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives - therapeutic use; NEUROSCIENCES; PSYCHIATRY; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - diagnosis; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - therapy; Societies, Medical; cognitive behavioral therapy; diagnosis of insomnia; tratamento da insônia; insônia; terapia comportamental cognitiva; diagnóstico da insônia; treatment of insomnia; insomnia

The Brazilian Sleep Association brought together specialists in sleep medicine, in order to develop new guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of insomnias. The following subjects were discussed: concepts, clinical and psychosocial evaluations, recommendations for polysomnography, pharmacological...