Transcript Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych. Program
HELPING YOUR PATIENTS GET THE SLEEP OF THEIR DREAMS
OCFP 51 ST ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY NOVEMBER 2013 Dr. CAROLE LAMARCHE, C. Psych.
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OBJECTIVES OF TODAY’S SEMINAR
PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF COMMON SLEEP DISORDERS INCLUDING INSOMNIA, OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA, AND RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME.
UNDERSTAND THE COMPONENTS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL TREATMENT FOR INSOMNIA PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF BRIEF ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR SLEEP DISORDERS UNDERSTAND WHEN TO REFER TO A SLEEP CLINIC OR PSYCHOLOGIST copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
DSM-5: INSOMNIA DISORDER
THE PREDOMINANT COMPLAINT OF DISSATISFACTION WITH SLEEP QUANTITY OR QUALITY, ASSOCIATED WITH: – DIFFICULTY INITIATING SLEEP – MAINTAINING SLEEP – EARLY MORNING AWAKENING WITH INABILITY TO RETURN TO SLEEP copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
DSM-5 INSOMNIA DISORDER
THE SLEEP DISTURBANCE CAUSES CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DISTRESS OR IMPAIRMENT IN SOCIAL, OCCUPATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, ACADEMIC, BEHAVIOURAL OR OTHER IMPORTANT AREAS OF FUNCTIONING copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
DSM-5 INSOMNIA DISORDER
THE SLEEP DIFFICULTY OCCURS AT LEAST 3 NIGHTS PER WEEK THE SLEEP DIFFICULTY IS PRESENT FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS THE SLEEP DIFFICULTY OCCURS DESPITE ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO SLEEP copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
DSM-5 INSOMNIA DISORDER
THE INSOMNIA IS NOT BETTER EXPLAINED BY AND DOES NOT OCCUR EXCLUSIVELY DURING THE COURSE OF NARCOLEPSY, BREATHING RELATED SLEEP DISORDER, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM DISORDER OR A PARASOMNIA THE INSOMNIA IS NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF A SUBSTANCE COEXISTING MENTAL DISORDERS AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS DO NOT ADEQUATELY EXPLAIN THE PREDOMINANT COMPLAINT OF INSOMNIA copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
COMMON PHYSICAL HEALTH FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO INSOMNIA
CHRONIC PAIN CONDITIONS (I.E. ARTHRITIS PULMONARY DISEASE CANCER FIBROMYALGIA DEMENTIA HEART FAILURE STROKE GASTROINTESTINAL CONDITIONS (I.E. GERD) GENITO-URINARY CONDITIONS HYPERTHYROIDISM MENOPAUSE copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
COMMON PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO INSOMNIA
MOOD DISORDERS ANXIETY DISORDERS SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS GRIEF REACTIONS RELATIONSHIP DIFFICULTIES WORK STRESS LIFE TRANSITIONS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
MOOD DISORDERS
Major Depressive Disorder Bipolar Disorder Dysthymic Disorder Cyclothymia copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
ANXIETY DISORDERS
PANIC DISORDER SIMPLE PHOBIA SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
HEALTHY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION GUIDELINES
AMERICAN GUIDELINES: CANADIAN GUIDELINES: – 2 DRINKS PER DAY FOR MEN – 1 DRINK PER DAY FOR WOMEN – 15 DRINKS PER WEEK FOR MEN, NO MORE THAN 3 PER DAY – 10 DRINKS PER WEEK FOR WOMEN, NO MORE THAN 2 PER DAY copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
SLEEP DISORDERS DISGUISED AS INSOMNIA
SLEEP APNEA PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME CIRCADIAN RHYTHM DISORDERS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
LINKS BETWEEN INSOMNIA AND FUTURE HEALTH RISKS
DEPRESSION HEART FAILURE DIABETES HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OBESITY IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
THE SLEEP DIARY
WILL ASSIST IN CORRECTLY ASSESSING THE PROBLEM WILL DEMONSTRATE PRESENCE OF SLEEP INCOMPATIBLE BEHAVIOURS WILL ASSIST IN MONITORING PATIENT’S PROGRESS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
THE SLEEP DIARY
TOTAL SLEEP TIME NUMBER OF AWAKENINGS SLEEP ONSET LATENCY LENGTH OF AWAKENINGS TIME OF AWAKENINGS ALCOHOL USE CAFFEINE USE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY NAPS MEDICATION USE RATINGS OF: – ENERGY – MOOD – SLEEP QUALITY copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY
COGNITIVE THERAPY DEVELOPED BY DR. AARON BECK, PSYCHIATRIST IN THE 70S FOR THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION RATIONAL-EMOTIVE THERAPY DEVELOPED BY ALBERT ELLIS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
BEHAVIOUR THERAPY
BEHAVIOUR THERAPY DEVELOPED IN THE 50S FROM THE EXPERIMENTAL TRADITION IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY REFERS TO PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES DERIVED FROM EMPIRICAL RESEARCH AND BASED ON CONDITIONING GOAL IS TO INCREASE ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOUR THROUGH REINFORCEMENT AND DECREASING MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOUR THROUGH EXTINCTION OR PUNISHMENT copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
NATURE OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY
(CBT)
COLLABORATIVE RELATIVELY SHORT-TERM, MOSTLY PRESENT-FOCUSED ACTIVE STANCE OF THERAPIST EMPIRICALLY SUPPORTED PROBLEM-FOCUSED HOMEWORK BASED copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
THE COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL MODEL
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT BEHAVIOUR MOOD COGNITION copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
COMPONENTS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY FOR INSOMNIA
PSYCHOEDUCATION ABOUT SLEEP SLEEP HYGIENE STIMULUS CONTROL SLEEP RESTRICTION COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
PSYCHOEDUCATION SLEEP 101: THE BASICS
SLEEP STAGES SLEEP ARCHITECTURE SLEEP NEED SLEEP ACROSS THE LIFESPAN copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
SLEEP HYGIENE
INSUFFICIENT TO TREAT CHRONIC INSOMNIA BEDTIME ROUTINE ENVIRONMENT: COOL, DARK, QUIET AVOID ALCOHOL AVOID CAFFEINE AVOID NICOTINE copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
SLEEP HYGIENE (cont’d)
AVOID EATING A LARGE MEAL BEFORE BED LEARN STRESS MANAGEMENT EXERCISE IN THE AFTERNOON AVOID NAPS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA
STIMULUS CONTROL THERAPY SLEEP RESTRICTION THERAPY COGNITIVE THERAPY copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
STIMULUS CONTROL
DEVELOPED BY PSYCHOLOGIST R. BOOTZIN IN THE EARLY 70s BASED ON PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONING PRINCIPLES GOAL IS TO RECONDITION BED WITH SLEEP RATHER THAN WAKEFULNESS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
STIMULUS CONTROL
GO TO BED ONLY WHEN SLEEPY IF UNABLE TO FALL ASLEEP OR STAY ASLEEP WITHIN 20 MINUTES, LEAVE BEDROOM RETURN TO BED WHEN SLEEPY REPEAT AS OFTEN AS NECESSARY MAINTAIN REGULAR WAKETIME DO NOT NAP USE BEDROOM ONLY FOR SLEEP AND SEX copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
SLEEP RESTRICTION
DEVELOPED BY A. SPIELMAN IN THE LATE 80s GOAL IS TO INCREASE HOMEOSTATIC SLEEP NEED BY RESTRICTING TIME IN BED CREATES MILD SLEEP DEPRIVATION copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
SLEEP RESTRICTION
ESTIMATE TOTAL SLEEP TIME FROM SLEEP DIARY PRESCRIBE ESTIMATED TOTAL SLEEP TIME AS NEW TIME TO STAY IN BED AS SLEEP IMPROVES, ADD 15 ADDITIONAL MINUTES TO TIME IN BED copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
COGNITIVE THERAPY
PRINCIPLES OF COGNITIVE THERAPY APPLIED TO INSOMNIA DEVELOPED BY C. MORIN HE WAS ALSO THE FIRST PSYCHOLOGIST TO COMBINE COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOURAL PRINCIPLES INTO A COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT PACKAGE FOR INSOMNIA copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
COGNITIVE THERAPY
IDENTIFY MALADAPTIVE THOUGHTS, PREDICTIONS AND BELIEFS ABOUT SLEEP CHALLENGE THESE WITH FACTS ABOUT SLEEP AND EVIDENCE FROM PATIENT’S LIFE copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
COMMON MALADAPTIVE THOUGHTS ABOUT SLEEP
“ I absolutely need __ hours of sleep to function” “ Because my partner is able to fall asleep quickly, I SHOULD be able to do the same” “When I have trouble falling asleep, I should stay in bed and try harder” copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
ADDITIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS
RELAXATION TRAINING – PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION – DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING – IMAGERY AND VISUALIZATION – AUTOGENICS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
FACTORS AFFECTING TREATMENT ADHERENCE
AND OUTCOME
MOTIVATION PAIN MOOD DISORDERS ANXIETY DISORDERS SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH ISSUES copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
ADHERENCE FACTORS
THESE TREATMENTS LOOK EASY ON PAPER BUT THEY ARE A CHALLENGE FOR MOST PATIENTS TO IMPLEMENT ALTHOUGH MANY PATIENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED YEARS OF INSOMNIA, MANY WILL BE FEARFUL OF MAKING THE PROBLEM WORSE BY CHANGING WHAT THEY ARE DOING copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
APPLICATION OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL TREATMENT PRINCIPLES TO IMPROVE ADHERENCE
COLLABORATION NEGOTIATION VALIDATION TIMING EXPERIMENTS PATIENCE NEUTRAL STANCE copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
BRIEF ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE PHYSICIAN
REVIEW HEALTH HISTORY FOR COMMON COMORBID DISORDERS: – DEPRESSION – ANXIETY – SUBSTANCE USE – PHYSICAL PAIN – HEART AND LUNG PROBLEMS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
BRIEF ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE PHYSICIAN
HAVE PATIENT KEEP A SLEEP DIARY OBTAIN COLLATERAL INFORMATION FROM BEDPARTNER ASK ABOUT RECENT LIFE EVENTS ASK ABOUT PHYSICAL PAIN ASK ABOUT MOOD AND INTEREST copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
BRIEF ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE PHYSICIAN
ASK PATIENTS HOW MUCH ALCOHOL THEY USE PER DAY ASK PATIENTS ABOUT CAFFEINE USE ASK PATIENTS ABOUT NAPPING copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
INTERVENTIONS FOR INSOMNIA
MEDICATIONS – BENZODIAZEPINES – BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AGONITSTS – ANTI-DEPRESSANTS – ANTI-PSYCHOTICS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
WHAT ABOUT MEDICATIONS?
MEDICATIONS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR SHORT-TERM OR INTERMITTENT USE BUT NOT FOR CHRONIC USE MANY IMPACT SLEEP ARCHITECTURE, HAVE ADDICTION POTENTIAL, CAN CAUSE DAYTIME SLEEPINESS AND CREATE REBOUND INSOMNIA UPON WITHDRAWAL copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
BRIEF INTERVENTIONS FOR THE PHYSICIAN
ASK PATIENT TO MAKE TO-DO LIST ASK PATIENT TO JOURNAL HAVE PATIENT LEARN RELAXATION ASK PATIENT TO GET OUT OF BED WHEN AWAKE ASK PATIENT TO GO TO BED LATER/ WAKE UP EARLIER copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
BRIEF INTERVENTIONS FOR THE PHYSICIAN
ENCOURAGE PATIENTS TO ONLY SLEEP AND HAVE SEX IN BED, NOTHING ELSE ENCOURAGE A REGULAR WAKE-UP TIME, REGARDLESS OF SLEEP QUANTITY OR QUALITY HAVE PATIENTS INCREASE AFTERNOON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
DSM-5 BREATHING RELATED DISORDERS
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA HYPOPNEA CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SLEEP-RELATED HYPOVENTILATION copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA HYPOPNEA
A. EITHER 1 0R 2: 1. EVIDENCE BY POLYSOMNOGRAPHY OF AT LEAST FIVE OBSTRUCTIVE APEAS OR HYPOPNEAS PER HOUR OF SLEEP AND EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING SLEEP SYMPTOMS: copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA HYPOPNEA (CONT’D)
A. NOCTURNAL BREATHING DISURBANCES: SNORING, SNORTING/GASPING, OR BREATHING PAUSES DURING SLEEP B. DAYTIME SLEEPINESS, FATIGUE, OR UNREFRESHING SLEEP DESPITE SUFFICIENT OPPOORTUNITY TO SLEEP THAT IS NOT BETTER EXPLAINED BY ANOTHER MENTAL DISORDER AND IS NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANOTHER MEDICAL CONDITION.
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OCTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA HYPOPNEA (CONT’D)
2. EVIDENCE BY POLYSOMNOGRAPHY OF 15 OR MORE OBSTRUCTIVE APNEAS AND/OR HYPOPNEAS PER HOUR OF SLEEP REGARDLESS OF ACCOMPANYING SYMPTOMS.
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BRIEF ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE PHYSICIAN: HISTORY
SPECIFIC FACTORS :
– OBESITY – CROWDED PHARYNGEAL AIRWAY – AGE – GENDER – MENOPAUSE
COMMON COMORBIDITIES:
– HYPERTENSION – CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE – HEART FAILURE – STROKE – DIABETES – DEPRESSION copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
BRIEF ASSESSMENT STATEGIES FOR THE
PHYSICIAN: HISTORY
NON-SPECIFIC FACTORS
: – MORNING HEADACHES – HEARTBURN – NOCTURIA – REDUCED LIBIDO – DRY MOUTH – ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
BRIEF ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE
PHYSICIAN
DO THEY SNORE?
DOES A BEDPARTNER COMPLAIN OF SNORING OR OTHER LOUD NOISES?
DO THEY FALL ASLEEP DURING THE DAY WITHOUT TRYING?
ANY ACCIDENTS OR NEAR MISSES?
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ASSESSMENT OF SLEEP APNEA
PROPER DIAGNOSIS RELIES ON OVERNIGHT POLYSOMNOGRAPHY, POSSIBLE DAYTIME POLYSOMNOGRAPHY, INCLUDING OXYGEN DESATURATION copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
INTERVENTIONS FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP
APNEA
CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (CPAP) BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (BiPAP) ORAL APPLIANCES POSITIONAL STRATEGIES (I.E. TENNIS BALL) copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
INTERVENTIONS FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
SURGERY OPTIONS: – TISSUE REMOVAL (UPPP, TONSILS, ADENOIDS – JAW REPOSITIONING – NASAL SURGERY – IMPLANTS INTO THE SOFT PALATE copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
ADDITIONAL BRIEF INTERVENTIONS FOR THE PHYSICIAN
ENCOURAGE HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICIAL ACTIVITY IN ORDER TO PROMOTE WEIGHT LOSS ENCOURAGE SMOKING CESSATION ENCOURAGE MODERATION WITH ALCOHOL USE TREAT COMORBID MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
DSM-5 RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
A. AN URGE TO MOVE THE LEGS, USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY OR IN RESPONSE TO UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNPLEASANT SENSATIONS IN THE LEGS, CHARACTERIZED BY ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
DSM-5 RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
1. THE URGE TO MOVE THE LEGS BEGINS OR WORSENS DURING PERIODS OF REST OR INACTIVITY 2. THE URGE TO MOVE THE LEGS IS PARTIALLY OR TOTALLY RELIEVED BY MOVEMENT 3. THE URGE TO MOVE THE LEGS IS WORSE IN THE EVENING OR AT NIGHT THAN DURING THE DAY, OR OCCURS ONLY IN THE EVENING OR AT NIGHT copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
DSM-5 RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
B. THE SYMPTOMS IN CRITERION A OCCUR AT LEAST 3 TIMES PER WEEK AND HAVE PERSISTED FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS C. THE SYMPTOMS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT DISTRESS OR IMPAIRMENT IN SOCIAL, OCCUPATIONAL, EDUCATIONA, ACADEMIC, BEHAVIOURAL OR OTHER IMPORTANT AREAS OF FUNCTIONING copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
DSM-5 RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
D. THE SYMPTOMS ARE NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANOTHER MEDICAL DISORDER OR MEDICAL CONDITION AND ARE NOT BETTER EXPLAINED BY A BEHAVIOURAL CONDITION E. THE SYMPTOMS ARE NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF A DRUG OF ABUSE OR MEDICATION copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
DSM-5 RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
SENSATIONS ARE USUALLY DESCRIBED AS CREEPING, CRAWLING, TINGLING, BURNING, OR ITCHING CAN DELAY SLEEP ONSET OR CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FRAGMENTATION OF SLEEP MAY REPORT DAYTIME SLEEPINESS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
BRIEF ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE PHYSICIAN
RULE OUT OTHER CAUSES OF MOVEMENTS: – ARTHRITIS – LEG EDEMA – LEG CRAMPS – PERIPHERAL ISCHEMIA – HABITUAL FOOT TAPPING – POSITIONAL DISCOMFORT – MEDICATION EFFECTS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
BRIEF ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE
PHYSICIAN: HISTORY
SPECIFIC FACTORS: – FEMALE GENDER – PREGNANCY – AGE – FAMILY HISTORY – IRON DEFICIENCY – GENETIC RISK FACTORS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
BRIEF ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE
PHYSICIAN: HISTORY
COMMON COMORBIDITIES: – DEPRESSION – ANXIETY DISORDERS – ATTENTIONAL DIFFICULTIES – CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE – CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE – PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
INTERVENTIONS FOR RESTLESS LEGS
SYNDROME
MEDICATIONS: – DOPAMINERGICS (E.G. REQUIP (ROPINIROLE), MIRAPEX (PRAMIPEXOLE) AND NEUPRO PATCH (ROTIGOTINE) – ANTICONVULSANTS – OPIOIDS – MUSCLE RELAXANTS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
ADDITIONAL INTERVENTIONS FOR RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
LIGHT THERAPY STRETCHING YOGA RELAXATION TEACHNIQUES copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
ADDITIONAL BRIEF INTERVENTIONS FOR THE
PHYSICIAN
ENCOURAGE DECREASE IN CAFFEINE, ALCOHOL AND NICOTINE USE ENCOURAGE USE OF MASSAGE OR WARM BATH ENCOURAGE USE OF HEAT OR ICE IDENTIFY VITAMIN AND MINERAL DEFICIENCIES (IRON, MAGNESIUM, ETC.) copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
WHEN TO REFER TO A SLEEP CLINIC
WHEN YOU SUSPECT THERE IS A SLEEP DISORDER THAT NEEDS POLYSOMNOGRAPHY TO BE CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED – SLEEP APNEA – NARCOLEPSY – REM SLEEP BEHAVIOUR DISORDER copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
WHEN TO REFER TO A PSYCHOLOGIST
WHEN YOU SUSPECT A PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER THAT IS MODERATE TO SEVERE (MOOD DISORDER, ANXIETY DISORDER, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER) WHEN THE PATIENT HAS CHRONIC PHYSICAL PAIN WHEN THE PATIENT IS HAVING DIFFICULTY IMPLEMENTING YOUR SUGGESTIONS copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
SOME USEFUL WEBSITES
Canadian Sleep Society: www.css.to
Mayo Clinic: www.mayoclinic.com/health/insomnia American Sleep Apnea Association: www.sleepapnea.org
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation: www.rls.org
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USEFUL REFERENCES
SINK INTO SLEEP. 2013. J. DAVIDSON THE INSOMNIA WORKBOOK. 2009. S. SILBERMAN & C. MORIN SAY GOODNIGHT TO INSOMNIA. 2009 G. JACOBS QUIET YOUR MIND AND GET TO SLEEP. 2013. C. CARNEY & R. MANBER INSOMNIA 1993. C. MORIN copyright Dr. Carole Lamarche, C. Psych.
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