UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Insomnia is a significant health and quality of life concern for older adults, with up to half of all adults over the age of 65 experiencing insomnia symptoms. In a new ...

For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new study. Insomnia is a ...

Elderly patients. The presence of psychiatric disease. Risk population (history of addictive behaviour). Tolerance. The efficacy and safety of hypnotics in the treatment of childhood insomnia has ...

Admittedly, research in this area is limited. Most studies so far have focused on the elderly, who are most likely to suffer from insomnia, and it's impossible to be certain the results will also ...