More than a thousand articles on mental disorders are published in medical journals each month! Also, clinicians have limited training, time, and inclination to keep up with reading research articles critically on a regular basis. Thus, a disturbing disconnect (for which there are no easy solutions)... More »

The medications currently approved for the treatment of insomnia include 9 benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA) hypnotics and the selective melatonin receptor agonist ramelteon. More »

MR neuroimaging research has found that cognitive processes relating to verbal fluency are compromised in people with insomnia despite the absence of a behavioral deficit. These specific brain function alterations can be reversed, however, through nonpharmacological treatment with six weeks of sleep... More »

Anyone who has spent a sleepless night needs no convincing about the subjective discomfort associated with lying in bed awake and unable to sleep. In addition to nighttime discomfort, insomnia is associated with a wide assortment of daytime impairments, some intuitive and some startling. A number of... More »

INDIANAPOLIS -- Both behavioral and medication interventions have their place in treatment of insomnia. More »

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Sleep specialists here reviewed the problems and alternatives for treating insomnia. More »

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Sleep specialists here reviewed the problems and alternatives for treating insomnia. More »

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Despite disappointing performance in clinical trials, anti-insomnia drugs that improve short-wave sleep may still have a role in helping people get a good night's rest, a specialist predicted here. More »

MINNEAPOLIS -- Insomnia among men was an apparent sequel to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, researchers said here. More »

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Despite disappointing performance in clinical trials, anti-insomnia drugs that improve short-wave sleep may still have a role in helping people get a good night's rest, a specialist predicted here. More »