Psychiatria pre prax 4/2006
ANTIDEPRESSIVES AND HYPNOTICS OF THE 3RD GENERATION IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC INSOMNIA
According available literature, the incidence of chronic insomnia is around 10 %. The treatment of chronic insomnia consists most frequently of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, hypnotics and antidepressives. Recently we have a lot of information from clinical studies that are testing the effectiveness of therapy of antidepressives and hypnotics of the 3rd generation in the indication of chronic insomnia.
Keywords: chronic insomnia, antidepressives, hypnotics of the 3rd generation.
