[Sleep Disturbances in General Practitioners' Offices: From Screening to Initial Therapy - Update 2019].

Sleep Disturbances in General Practitioners' Offices: From Screening to Initial Therapy - Update 2019 Abstract. The field of sleep medicine has established internationally as an interdisciplinary specialization. Due to prevailing evidence, sleep disturbances are listed in a separate chapter in the new ICD 11 classification system. With the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD-3rd version) a standalone classification system exists. In Switzerland, one third of the population suffers from sleep disturbances. Even differential diagnosis is hard to establish. The current article aims at practitioners, who are frequently confronted with sleep complaints and must categorize, triage and initially treat their patients with simple screening methods.