Melatonergic Drugs for Therapeutic Use in Insomnia and Sleep Disturbances of Mood Disorders

• Main Authors: Srinivasan, Venkatramanujam, Zakaria, Rahimah, Othman, Zahiruddin, Brzezinski, Amnon, Prasad, Atul, Brown, Gregory M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bentham Science Publishers 2012
• Subjects: RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/44442/1/2012%20CNS%20%26%20ND%20Melatonergic%20drugs%20for%20therapeutic%20use%20in%20insomnia.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/44442/; https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/ben/cnsnddt/2012/00000011/00000002/art00011

Insomnia is common among elderly people and nearly 30 to 40% of the adult population also suffer from insomnia. Pharmacological treatment of insomnia include the use of benzodiazepine and non-benzodiazepine drugs like zolpidem, zaleplon,Zopiclone. Although these drugs improve sleep ,their usage is...