General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 276-283 , May 2010

Sleep-related problems and use of hypnotics in inpatients of acute hospital wards

  • Minori Enomoto, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8553, Japan
    • Section of Biofunctional informatics, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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  • Takako Tsutsui, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Services, National Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Saitama 351-0197, Japan
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  • Sadanori Higashino, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Services, National Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Saitama 351-0197, Japan
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  • Masaaki Otaga, M.S.W.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Services, National Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Saitama 351-0197, Japan
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  • Shigekazu Higuchi, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8553, Japan
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  • Sayaka Aritake, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8553, Japan
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  • Akiko Hida, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8553, Japan
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  • Miyuki Tamura, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8553, Japan
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  • Masato Matsuura, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Section of Biofunctional informatics, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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  • Yoshitaka Kaneita, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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  • Kiyohisa Takahashi, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Aino University, Osaka 567-0012, Japan
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  • Kazuo Mishima, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8553, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 42 346 2014; fax : +81 42 346 2072.

Received 6 November 2009 ,Accepted 26 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.01.015

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 276-283 , May 2010

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