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Key words: insomnia, diagnosis of insomnia, treatment of insomnia, cognitive behavioral therapy.Ī Associação Brasileira de Sono reuniu especialistas em medicina do sono com o objetivo de desenvolver novas diretrizes no diagnóstico e tratamento das insônias. For non-pharmacological treatment, cognitive behavioral treatment was considered to be standard, while for pharmacological treatment, zolpidem was indicated as the standard drug because of its hypnotic profile, while zopiclone, trazodone and doxepin were recommended.
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For diagnosing of insomnia, psychosocial and polysomnographic investigation were recommended. Four levels of evidence were envisaged: standard, recommended, optional and not recommended. The following subjects were discussed: concepts, clinical and psychosocial evaluations, recommendations for polysomnography, pharmacological treatment, behavioral and cognitive therapy, comorbidities and insomnia in children. The Brazilian Sleep Association brought together specialists in sleep medicine, in order to develop new guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of insomnias. XIState University, São Paulo SP, Brazil. IXSão Lucas Hospital, Curitiba PR, Brazil. VIICatolic University, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
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VIMoinhos de Vento Hospital, Porto Alegre RS, Brazil. IIISchool of Medicine Science, MG, Brazil. IFederal University, São Paulo SP, Brazil. Rodrigues X Rosa Hasan II Ronaldo Fonseca XI Stella Tavares I VIII Márcia Assis IX Márcia Pradella-Hallinan I Maria Christina Ribeiro Pinto I Raimundo Nonato D. I Rosana Cardoso Alves II Eliazor Caixeta III John Araujo Fontenelle IV Andrea Bacellar V Dalva Poyares I Flavio Aloe II Geraldo Rizzo VI Gisele Minhoto VII Lia Rita Bittencourt I Luiz Ataide Jr. Novas diretrizes no diagnóstico e tratamento das insônias New guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of insomnia