Insomnia

Professor Bruce Arroll talks about managing insomnia in primary care. Bruce is a GP in South Auckland, director of the Goodfellow Unit and Professor in General Practice and Primary Care at the University of Auckland.

Topics

Defining insomnia
Patient concerns and expectations
What triggers insomnia?
Sleep apnoea criteria
Managing patients with insomnia
Can cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) be useful?
Is there a danger of medicalising insomnia?
Thoughts on use of melatonin
Evidence base for supplementary therapies
Delayed sleep phase disorder/advanced sleep phase disorder
Periodic leg movement disorder (a parasomnia) and sleep clinics

Take home messages

Use the sleep tools
Get a diagnosis
Treat these patients in primary care.

Resources

Patient Resources

Insomnia Health Navigator
10 tips to beat insomnia NHS Choices (2016)

Presenter

Professor Bruce Arroll

General Practitioner

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