Sleep and anxiety disorders in the elderly
Lecture given annually between 2002 and 2008 as part of the McGill Department of Psychiatry Diploma Course, Geriatric Psychiatry Block. Most recently given on 2008-5-13.
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Outline
Sleep
- Characteristics of sleep
- Sleep complaints
- Epidemiology & Importance of Sleep Disorders
- Approach to the patient
Hypersomnia
- Manifestations, causes, treatments
- Narcolepsy
- OSA
REM sleep behaviour disorder
Insomnia
- Manifestations, causes, treatments
Anxiety
- What is anxiety?
- Epidemiology of Anxiety Disorders
- What do sleep disorders & anxiety disorders have in common?
- Treatment of anxiety