What Psychiatrists Should Know About Sleep Medicine

Topics: Benzodiazepines | Practice Tools and Tips | Psychopharmacology Tips | Sleep Disorders

Belsomra: A New Hypnotic? Don’t Get Too Excited

Topics: Sleep Disorders

In the wake (pun intended) of last year’s FDA warnings of next-morning impairment and the lower dosing recommendations for “Z drugs,” wouldn’t now be the perfect time for a new hypnotic to enter the marketplace? Suvorexant, which will be marketed by Merck & Co. under the brand name Belsomra, was approved by the FDA in August 2014. It trul

Another Sleeping Pill on the Market: Merck’s Belsomra

Topics: News of Note | Sleep Disorders

Treating Insomnia

Topics: Sleep Disorders

Dr. Harris’s Reading Recommendations Carney C and Edinger J. Overcoming Insomnia: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach Workbook (Treatments that Work). New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2008 (for clinicians) Carney C and Manber R. Quiet Your Mind and Get to Sleep. Oakland, CA: New Harbringer Publications, Inc; 2009 Glovinsky P and Spiel

Study Finds Obstructive Sleep Apnea Increases Hypertension Risk

Topics: Sleep Disorders

Seven Clinical Pearls for Suicide Risk Assessment

Topics: Anxiety Disorder | Sleep Disorders

Assessing a patient’s risk of suicide is one of the most common, yet challenging, exercises for the psychiatrist. You’re probably familiar with the known risk factors. These include male sex, past suicide attempt(s), family history of suicide, and being divorced, unemployed, or older. Although these particular factors may clearly identify groups at