Shilpa Krishnan
Second-year psychiatry resident interested in trauma-informed care and LGBTQ health who co-authored the episode handout and discusses therapy and pharmacologic approaches to insomnia.
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Sep 15, 2021 • 1h 23min
Commonly Prescribed Sleep Medications and Treatment for Insomnia
Shilpa Krishnan, a psychiatry resident focused on trauma-informed care and LGBTQ health. Shizuka Tomatsu, a resident exploring sleep’s biopsychosocial links. Michael Cummings, board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine expert. They discuss definitions and clinical approaches to insomnia. They cover CBTI access barriers, sleep hygiene and screens, melatonin and chronobiologics, classes of sedatives, and risks of long-term sedative use.
