The effect of sleep disorders on health and the possibility of correction of sleep disorders

Abstract

Treatment of insomnia is an important medical and social problem due to its widespread prevalence and significant negative impact on human health. The state of chronic cerebral hyper-activation, which has cognitive, electrophysiological and metabolic manifestations, plays an important role in the development of insomnia. The sleep disorder has been proven to be a risk factor for the development of arterial hypertension, metabolic syndrome, immunodeficiency disorder and cognitive impairment. Nonmedicinal and medicinal products are used to treat insomnia. Cognitive-behavioural therapy may be effective as a psychotherapy. Non-benzodiazepine GABA-receptors agonists are most often used to treat chronic insomnia and histamine receptor blockers to treat acute insomnia among the other drugs of this group.

Keywords

• sleep
• insomnia
• cognitive-behavioural therapy
• doxylamine