Sleep and Mental Health: Assessment and Management of Sleep Disorders
CPD
This session provides an overview of normal sleep physiology and the spectrum of common sleep disorders, with a focus on their relationship to mental health. Participants will explore the impact of psychiatric conditions and medications on sleep, alongside current approaches to assessing and managing insomnia, including emerging treatment options such as dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs).
Neurologist Dr Oliver Bernath explored the assessment and management of common sleep disorders in mental health. He examined normal sleep physiology, the spectrum of sleep disorders, the relationship between sleep and psychiatric conditions, and the impact of psychotropic medications on sleep.
The session also explored evidence-based approaches to the assessment and treatment of insomnia, including behavioural and pharmacological interventions, alongside emerging therapies such as dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs), supported by practical clinical discussion.
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