The aim was to provide a systematic evaluation of the effects of treatments with behavioral and cognitive components on primary insomnia in older persons. Randomized, controlled trials, uncontrolled trials and meta-analyses published in 1980-2009 were searched in PubMed and PsycINFO indexes. The material consisted of 24 original articles and four meta-analyses. Moderate effects of behavioral and cognitive-behavioral treatments on subjective sleep outcomes were found. Objective sleep outcome measures were used only in some studies, and the effects on objective measures were quite small. No side effects were noticed. Group treatment may be more effective than individual treatment. Group cognitive-behavioral treatments under the guidance of nurses familiar with the treatment are recommended to primary health care.
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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia posed additional challenges to an already strained mental health service. Eka Kotebe Hospital, the second-largest mental health facility with a capacity of 175 beds, was transformed into a dedicated COVID-19 treatment center, leaving mental health service users, especially vulnerable elderly patients with cognitive impairments, without adequate support. I had the challenge to implement alternatives to provide mental health services coverage to underserved elderly population.
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January 2025
Sleep and NeuroImaging Center, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Insomnia disorder (ID) is a highly heterogeneous psychiatric disease, and the use of neuroanatomical data to objectively define biological subtypes is essential. We aimed to examine the neuroanatomical subtypes of ID by morphometric similarity network (MSN) and the association between MSN changes and specific transcriptional expression patterns. We recruited 144 IDs and 124 healthy controls (HC).
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January 2025
Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No.1 Jianshe Dong Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Parkinson's disease (PD) and insomnia are prevalent neurological disorders, with emerging evidence implicating tryptophan (TRP) metabolism in their pathogenesis. However, the precise mechanisms by which TRP metabolism contributes to these conditions remain insufficiently elucidated. This study explores shared tryptophan metabolism-related genes (TMRGs) and molecular mechanisms underlying PD and insomnia, aiming to provide insights into their shared pathogenesis.
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January 2025
Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Shijingshan Hospital of TCM, Beijing 100043, China.
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture combined with ear tip bloodletting for insomnia with phlegm-fire disturbing heart.
Methods: A total of 60 cases with insomnia of phlegm-fire disturbing heart were selected, and the treatment of electroacupuncture combined with ear tip bloodletting was delivered. Acupuncture was applied at Yintang (GV24), Shenting (GV24), Sishencong (EX-HN1) and bilateral Shenmen (HT7), Quchi (LI11), Zhaohai (KI6), Shenmai (BL62), Fenglong (ST40), Neiting (ST4), Yintang (GV24) and Shenting (GV24) were connected to electroacupuncture, continuous wave, 2 Hz in frequency.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu
January 2025
College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Guizhou University of TCM, Guiyang 550025, China.
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with bamboo-based medicinal moxibustion in the treatment of chronic insomnia complicated with mild depressive state.
Methods: A total of 60 patients with chronic insomnia complicated with mild depressive state were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The control group was treated with acupuncture at bilateral Zhaohai (KI6), Shenmen (HT7), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Anmian (Extra) and Sishencong (EX-HN1), Baihui (GV20), etc.
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