ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Sorayut Vasiknanonte, M.D.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Hypnotic Drugs and Sleep-Promoting Agents

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of The Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol. 45 No.1 January-March 2000, P 87-97.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Insomnia includes symptoms of difficulty in falling, maintaining, and feeling of inadequate sleep. It can occur as a transient, short-term, or long-term insomnia. Insomnia is a common problem in general population and its incidence increases with age. Although most of insomnia symptoms are transient and/or can be relieved by behavior modification methods, hypnotic drugs are the most common treatment used to solve the problem. There are a variety of hypnotic drugs and sleep-promoting agents which are different in chemical structure and pharmacological effects. This article has reviewed effects on sleep parameters and adverse effects of chloral hydrate, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, zolpidem, zopiclone, zaleplon, l-tryptophan, melatonin, and barakol.

Keywords: hypnotic drugs, insomnia, benzodiazepines, zolpidem, zopiclone, zaleplon, tryptophan, melatonin, barakol

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2000

Address: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110

Code: 0000151

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Reviewed Articles: Journal.

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