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This topic is an actual presentation from a national conference conducted by Contemporary Forums and includes the streaming, synchronized audio with visual materials. CE Credit is optional. Contemporary Forums: Providing Quality, Accredited Continuing Education to Thousands of Healthcare Professionals For More Than 25 Years and Now Offering both Live Conferences and Online Conference Content Via the Online CE Library.

Treatment-Resistant Insomnia? Ask Yourself 8 Questions • ‘3 Ps’ and 8 questions • 1 Does the patient have realistic goals for falling asleep and remaining asleep? • 2 Have I identified and optimally managed comorbidities? • 3 Is the patient taking medications with stimulating effects? • 4 Does the patient’s insomnia have a homeostatic component? • 5 Are circadian rhythm patterns ...

Treatment-Resistant Insomnia? Ask Yourself 8 Questions • ‘3 Ps’ and 8 questions • 1 Does the patient have realistic goals for falling asleep and remaining asleep? • 2 Have I identified and optimally managed comorbidities? • 3 Is the patient taking medications with stimulating effects? • 4 Does the patient’s insomnia have a homeostatic component? • 5 Are circadian rhythm patterns ...

Vol. 3, No. 2 / February 2004 Night terrors: a family affair • History: Terrors at age 8 • Continued history: A new mother’s stress • Extended history: Family stories • Treatment: Medication trial Sleepwalking and nightmares have troubled Ms. J since childhood. Her “walks” have led to disrupted sleep, a fractured foot, and the threat of serious injury. Is this ...

Vol. 3, No. 4 / April 2004 Lois E. Krahn, MD, on Help night shift workers get enough sleep Shift work sleep disorder is common among persons whose working hours fall between 6 PM and 7 AM. Some night or overnight shift workers cannot stay alert at work or sleep well when off duty, endangering others on the job or while ...

Depressive symptoms may mask a sleep disorder. Lois E. Krahn, MD Professor and chair, department of psychiatry and psychology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ Poor energy, hypersomnia, amotivation, irritability, and frustration can suggest depression or other psychiatric disorders to busy primary care physicians. As a result, psychiatrists often are referred patients with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) caused by undiagnosed primary sleep ...

Sleepwalking-like behavior is a frequently undiagnosed cause of patients’ obesity. Michael J. Howell, MD Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center, Hennepin County Medical Center, Assistant professor, department of neurology Carlos Schenck, MD Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center, Hennepin County Medical Center, Associate professor, department of psychiatry Scott J. Crow, MD Director, Clinical Populations/Assessment Core, Minnesota Obesity Center, Professor, department of psychiatry ...

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most common treatment for sleep apnea. For this treatment, you wear a mask over your nose during sleep. The mask blows air into your throat at a pressure level that is right for you. The increased airway pressure keeps the throat open while you sleep. The air pressure is adjusted so that it is ...