Journal of clinical sleep medicine, 2011-06, Vol.7 (3), p.274-275
2011
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Ramelteon and improved insomnia in alcohol-dependent patients: a case series
- Ist Teil von
- Journal of clinical sleep medicine, 2011-06, Vol.7 (3), p.274-275
- Ort / Verlag
- United States: American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2011
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- In this case series of 5 alcohol-dependent patients with insomnia who had initiated abstinence, a 4-week course of ramelteon 8 mg nightly was associated with markedly improved insomnia scores, increased total sleep time, and decreased time to fall asleep. Given its lack of abuse potential and evidence of low melatonin levels in alcoholism, ramelteon deserves further study as a treatment for insomnia in this group of patients.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 1550-9389eISSN: 1550-9397DOI: 10.5664/JCSM.1070Titel-ID: cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3113966
- Format
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- Schlagworte
- Adult, Alcoholism - complications, Female, Humans, Indenes - therapeutic use, Male, Middle Aged, New Research, Receptor, Melatonin, MT1 - agonists, Receptor, Melatonin, MT2 - agonists, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - complications, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - drug therapy, Treatment Outcome