Behandling av sömnbesvär hos vuxna. Sammanfattning av en systematisk litteraturöversikt från SBU
Sammanfattning
In Sweden, 24 per cent state that they suffer from sleep disorders, but only 11 per cent have the diagnosis “insomnia”. If life style changes are insufficient, there are effective treatment options. Short-term treatment with zolpidem, zopiklon or zaleplon helps patients to fall asleep and sleep for a longer time. Drug treatment may have side effects and increase the risk for traffic accidents. Cognitive or other behavioural therapy is effective to decrease sleep onset latency. It also leads to fewer episodes of wake-up after sleep onset. Insomnia per se as well as the drug treatment may increase the risk for fall accidents.