Abstract:IntroductionInsomnia is the most frequent sleep disorder in late life. Forty-two percent of elderly people in the United States often complain about difficulties to get or maintain sleep, or awakening too early. Insomnia is frequent in old people greatly due to frequency of concomitant medical illnesses and polypharmacy, rather than because of age.ObjectivesThe objective of our research was to revise the current state of knowledge about management of insomnia in people above 65 years of age.MethodologyFor that… Show more
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