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References
Insomnia - Related Resources
Cochrane reviews
Melatonin
is effective in preventing
or
reducing jet lag, and occasional short-term use appears to be safe
Melatonin for Preventing and Treating Jet Lag
.
Other evidence summaries
Sedative
hypnotics
in people
aged
>
60 years may increase
sleep
time by 25 min and reduce the number of night time awakenings by one third in short-term use, but the number needed to
harm
by any adverse event may be
as
low as 6
Sedative Hypnotics in Older People with Insomnia
.
Literature
Huedo-Medina TB, Kirsch I, Middlemass J et al. Effectiveness of non-
benzodiazepine
hypnotics in treatment of
adult
insomnia: meta-analysis of data submitted to the
Food
and Drug
Administration
. BMJ 2012;345():e8343.
[PubMed]
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