1/3. Effects of Yoku-kan-san on undifferentiated somatoform disorder with tinnitus.Up to the present, there have been few strategies that are completely effective in treating undifferentiated somatoform disorder with tinnitus. We herein report that Yoku-kan-san (TJ-54), one of japan's traditional herbal medicines, is an effective treatment for tinnitus in undifferentiated somatoform disorder complicated with headache and insomnia. TJ-54 has been also used as an effective treatment for insomnia and irritability in recent centuries and is considered to have some effects on the excitability of nerves. Further studies are needed to confirm the efficacies of Japanese herbal medicines.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = medicine (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/3. New solutions for treating chronic insomnia: an introduction to behavioral sleep medicine.Insomnia is one of the most frequent complaints brought to primary care physicians and research suggests insomnia's prevalence is on the rise. Insomnia evaluation and treatment can be a time-intensive process that puts significant demands on a busy medical practice. To date, hypnotic medications are the most frequently prescribed treatment for insomnia and have been demonstrated to be efficacious for the treatment of acute insomnia. Cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) has been found to be just as effective as hypnotics for the treatment of acute insomnia and more effective for the treatment of chronic insomnia. CBT is now recognized as a first-line intervention for chronic insomnia, yet is underutilized. Many patients and healthcare providers are unaware of the efficacy of CBT for insomnia and currently there are few qualified providers. To address this need, the American Academy of Sleep medicine (AASM) has developed a new subspeciality to train providers in the provision of CBT for insomnia as well as other sleep disorders.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = medicine (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/3. Motor phenomena in benzodiazepine withdrawal.Chronic use of benzodiazepines, the most widely prescribed of all psychotropic medicines, may lead to severe symptoms of withdrawal when the drugs are discontinued. The authors describe two cases of benzodiazepine withdrawal accompanied by unusual muscle activity. The neurologic mechanism for the motor abnormalities appears to be marked disinhibition of subcortical motor areas normally inhibited by gamma-aminobutyric acid. The motor phenomena may persist long after the more common signs of withdrawal have resolved and, if unrecognized, can lead to such misdiagnoses as drug seeking, conversion, hysteria, or malingering.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.5keywords = medicine (Clic here for more details about this article) |