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Society guideline links: Insomnia in adults

Society guideline links: Insomnia in adults

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Insomnia in children" and "Society guideline links: Parasomnias, hypersomnias, and circadian rhythm disorders" and "Society guideline links: Restless legs syndrome".)

International

World Sleep Society (WSS): Endorsement of European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia (2021)

Deprescribing antipsychotics for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and insomnia – Evidence-based clinical practice guideline (2018)

Canada

Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't routinely prescribe benzodiazepines or other sedative-hypnotics for promotion of sleep without first a trial of non-pharmacologic interventions (2021)

Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't use benzodiazepines and other sedative-hypnotics in older adults as first choice for insomnia, agitation or delirium (2021)

Choosing Wisely Canada: Question the use of antipsychotics as a first-line intervention to treat primary insomnia in any age group (2020)

United States

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM): Clinical practice guideline on behavioral and psychological treatments for chronic insomnia disorder in adults (2021)

Choosing Wisely: Don't offer hypnotics as the only initial therapy for chronic insomnia in adults. Use cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), whenever possible, and use medications only when necessary (2014, updated 2021)

Choosing Wisely: Don't perform polysomnography in chronic insomnia patients unless there is concern for a comorbid sleep disorder (2014, updated 2021)

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)/Department of Defense (DoD): Clinical practice guideline for the management of chronic insomnia disorder and obstructive sleep disorder (2019)

AASM: Clinical practice guideline for the use of actigraphy for the evaluation of sleep disorders and circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders (2018)

AASM: Clinical practice guideline for the pharmacologic treatment of chronic insomnia in adults (2017)

AASM and Sleep Research Society (SRS): Joint consensus statement on the recommended amount of sleep for a healthy adult (2015)

American Thoracic Society (ATS): An official statement on the importance of healthy sleep – Recommendations and future priorities (2015)

Choosing Wisely: Don't use benzodiazepines or other sedative-hypnotics in older adults as first choice for insomnia, agitation or delirium (2013, revised 2015)

Choosing Wisely: Don't routinely order sleep studies (polysomnogram) to screen for/diagnose sleep disorders in workers suffering from chronic fatigue/insomnia (2014)

Choosing Wisely: Don't routinely prescribe antipsychotic medications as a first-line intervention for insomnia in adults (2013, updated 2014)

AASM: Clinical guideline for the evaluation and management of chronic insomnia in adults (2008)

Europe

European Academy of Neurology (EAN)/European Respiratory Society (ERS)/European Stroke Organization (ESO)/European Sleep Research Society (ESRS): Statement on the impact of sleep disorders on risk and outcome of stroke (2020)

ESRS: European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia (2017)

United Kingdom

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Medical technologies guidance on Sleepio to treat insomnia and insomnia symptoms (2022)

British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP): Consensus statement on evidence-based treatment of insomnia, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders, update (2019)

Australia-New Zealand

Australasian Sleep Association (ASA): Position statement regarding the use of psychological/behavioral treatments in the management of insomnia in adults (2017)

Choosing Wisely Australia: Do not prescribe benzodiazepines or other sedative-hypnotics to older adults as first choice for insomnia, agitation or delirium (2016)

Japan

[In Japanese] Choosing Wisely Japan: Treating sleep disorders – Antipsychotics not always best (2016)

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