Sleep Disorders in The Elderly

1. Ade Wijaya, MD – July 2020

2.  Common (40-70% of elderly)
 Higher rates with medical and psychiatric
comorbidity
Praharaj SK, Gupta R, Gaur N. Clinical practice guideline on management of sleep disorders in the elderly. Indian journal of psychiatry. 2018 Feb;60(Suppl 3):S383.

3. EPIDEMIOLOGY
Gulia KK, Kumar VM. Sleep disorders in the elderly:
a growing challenge. Psychogeriatrics. 2018
May;18(3):155-65.

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6. Praharaj SK, Gupta R, Gaur N. Clinical practice guideline on management of sleep disorders in the elderly. Indian journal of psychiatry. 2018 Feb;60(Suppl 3):S383.

7.  Insomnia
 Sleep related breathing disorders
 Sleep related movement disorders
 REM sleep behavioral disorders
 Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders
Praharaj SK, Gupta R, Gaur N. Clinical practice guideline on management of sleep disorders in the elderly. Indian journal of psychiatry. 2018 Feb;60(Suppl 3):S383.

8.  Sleep, depression, anxiety
 Sleep and cardiovascular diseases
 Sleep and pain
 Sleep and dementia
Gulia KK, Kumar VM. Sleep disorders in the elderly: a growing challenge. Psychogeriatrics. 2018 May;18(3):155-65.

9.  Common
 Associated with medical and psychiatric
disorders
 It is important to identify various causes of
sleep disturbances in the elderly and to start
treatment at the earliest.
 Non-pharmacological, pharmacological if
needed