Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

Department of Otolaryngology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Biography

Dr. Amit green is from the Department of Otolaryngology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. the area of interest of Dr. Amit green includes sleep disorder, Leukemia, and actigraphy

Publications

• Research Article   
  Do Chronic Hypnotics Users Truly Develop Tolerance?
  Author(s): Amit Green*, Merav Bensky, Lilach Kemer, Orit Stein and Yaron Dagan
  
  Study Objectives: Insomnia is a common sleep disorder with a prevalence of 10-15% in the population. The primary aim of our study is to assess the development of tolerance to chronic hypnotic administration in patients with insomnia. An additional aim is to describe the prevalence of hypnotic treatment among patients with insomnia. Methods: This is a retrospective study including all members of Maccabi Health Services above the age of 18 years, of data collected between 2011 and 2014. A chronic user was defined as a person who purchased 180 and more sleeping pills per year. Results: Only 20% of the insomnia patients treated with hypnotics were chronic users. Between 2011 and 2014, we observed a constant increase of 2.5% per year in the number of chronic users. The number of hypnotics taken by chronic .. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9864.21.12.467

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