Insomnia - Bruce Arroll | Goodfellow Unit

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

Auckland Sleep Questionnaire PDF
Short Sleep Questionnaire PDF
Epworth Sleepiness scale PDF
AASM sleep diary PDF
Sleep hygiene summary PDF
Managing Insomnia BPAC (2008)
A double-blind randomised controlled study of a brief intervention of bedtime restriction for adult patients with primary insomnia
Simplified sleep restriction for insomnia in general practice: a randomised controlled trial

Patient Resources

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

Presenter

Professor Bruce Arroll

General Practitioner

To contact Bruce Click here.

Insomnia - Bruce Arroll