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Article: US DEPT OF HHS: Treating late-life insomnia.
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- March 17, 1999
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M2 PRESSWIRE-17 March 1999-US DEPT OF HHS: Treating late-life insomnia (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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"If only I could get a good night's sleep" is a common lament, particularly among older Americans. Many older adults have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. They awaken often during the night, can't get back to sleep, and rise before dawn, symptoms that can cause daytime fatigue, impair normal functioning, and increase health-care costs. Some 12 to 25 percent of healthy seniors report chronic insomnia, but despite their weariness, less than 15 percent receive treatment.
Now National Institute of Mental Health-funded ...
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