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Insomnia
Neurotransmitters affected and Pharmacological Interventions
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Psychology
Graduate
06/17/2010

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Term
Neurotransmitters involved in sleep regulation
Definition
1. Acetylcholine
2. Dopamine
3. Norepinephrine
4. Serotonin
Term
Medical Disorders related to Insomnia
Definition
1. Hyperthyroidism
2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema)
3. Chronic pain syndroms
Term
Substances implicated in Insomnia
Definition
Withdrawal from:
1. Prescribed and street opiates
2. Sedative-hypnotics
3. Anxiolytics
Term
Term: Transient Insomnia
Definition
Occurs in normal sleepers who undergo disruptive and/or stressful e vent or experience that makes it difficult to carry out normal sleeping patterns or sleep rituals.
Term
Term: Primary Insomnia
Definition
Lasts for at least one month:
a. Short-term lasts for days to weeks
b. Chronic begins as a resonse to a major stressor or to a medical illness, but then persists.
Term
Sedative-Hypnotics: Drug Treatment of Insomnia
BENZODIAZEPINES: Chemical/Generic name endings
Definition
-zepam
-zolam
Term
Sedative-Hypnotics: Drug Treatment of Insomnia
BENZODIAZEPINES -- Flurazepam
Definition
Dalmane
Term
Sedative-Hypnotics: Drug Treatment of Insomnia
BENZODIAZEPINES -- Temazepam
Definition
Restoril
Term
Sedative-Hypnotics: Drug Treatment of Insomnia
BENZODIAZEPINES -- Quazepam
Definition
Doral
Term
Sedative-Hypnotics: Drug Treatment of Insomnia
BENZODIAZEPINES -- Triazolam
Definition
Halcion
Term
Sedative-Hypnotics: Drug Treatment of Insomnia
BENZODIAZEPINES -- Estazolam
Definition
ProSom
Term
Sedative-Hypnotics: Drug Treatment of Insomnia
BENZODIAZEPINES -- Midazolam
Definition
Versed (Injection)
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