u/Don7875

So being in residency, listening to podcasts, and learning a bit I keep hearing that we should treat the sleep disorder separate from the psychiatric illness and not just consider it a symptom of the psychiatric illness. What does that look like practically? In my inpatient experience most people believe they’re getting 4-5 hours of sleep some due to sleep onset some due to sleep maintenance. However most don’t screen positive for STOPBANG, and don’t meet the criteria for insomnia disorder. What actual sleep disorders are you treating for besides adding on a short term course of sleep medications for symptomatic treatment of poor sleep?