Implications and recommendations for addressing insomnia disorder

Nurse Pract. 2019 Jan;44(1):19-25. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000550249.19773.87.

Abstract

Sleep disorders, such as insomnia, are a common complication of many physical and mental health problems. This article reviews insomnia disorder, including assessment, comorbidities, and management. It is imperative that primary care providers understand how to provide the safest pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments to patients with insomnia.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Comorbidity
  • Humans
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Primary Care Nursing
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / epidemiology
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / nursing*