Non-pharmacologic treatment of insomnia in persons with dementia
Publish date: February 15, 2009
Denis Shub, MD , Roham Darvishi, MD , Mark E. Kunik, MD, MPH
Denis Shub, MD , Roham Darvishi, MD , Mark E. Kunik, MD, MPH
Insomnia affects up to 35% of community-dwelling adults with dementia. Although non-pharmacologic treatments can be safe and effective alternatives to the sedative-hypnotic medications commonly prescribed, practical approaches such as light therapy, exercise, and sleep-hygiene modification are often underused in clinical practice to treat insomnia in patients with dementia.

