Hospitalized patients' preference in the treatment of insomnia: pharmacological versus non-pharmacological.

Background: Insomnia is common in hospitalized patients, who become significantly vulnerable to the adverse effects of the benzodiazepines (BZDs) used to treat this condition. Consequently, there has been a logical search for non-drug alternatives (NDAs) for the treatment of insomnia.

Method: Inpatient insomnia cases were surveyed over the Summer of 1999.