Bad mood can easily cause insomnia in the elderly
21 century, the spiritual wealth of material wealth is satisfied, while insomnia is plagued by many people. At present, more than 60% of the insomniacs are elderly, and the causes of insomnia in the middle and old people are depressed and irritable, except for physical discomfort. The issue of thread has become a major new main cause. Experts believe that China has entered an aging society. Over 60 years old people are over 2 million. The problem of insomnia among elderly people can not be ignored.
an expert on insomnia and depression in Quancheng Hospital of Qilu Institute of traditional Chinese medicine (Qilu Institute of traditional Chinese Medicine) met the 68 year old Wang Qin, who had a pale face, dark circles and a big eye bag. Wang Qin said that two years ago, she could not sleep after going to bed every night, so she could not sleep easily and would wake up in two or three hours.
expert of insomnia and depression rehabilitation center of Quancheng Hospital of Qilu Institute of traditional Chinese medicine said that with the increase of age, the sleep function of people will be weakened. In addition, many elderly people suffer from chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Physical discomfort is one of the causes of sleep disorders in the elderly.
but Wang Qin is in good health. "If it's not for physiological reasons, we must look for psychological reasons." The doctor began to inquire about the family situation of the old man. At the doctor's advice, the old man finally told the truth. It turned out that the old man's son was 40 years old, so far not married, the daughter has been married for many years but has been no child, the old man's wife has died for many years, she is tired of these things all day, but can not find a person to talk about.
"she is a typical sleep disorder caused by bad mood." Professor Fu said that every year, they randomly selected 100 elderly patients with sleep disorders to analyze the cases. Survey data in the past few years show that somatization induced sleep disorders account for about 70% of the elderly. But the results of last year's survey showed that the causes of sleep disorders in the elderly were: body discomfort accounted for 37%, emotional depression accounted for 35%; physiological and psychological dual causes accounted for 20%; 8% of the elderly were simple insomnia. This shows that emotional problems have risen to a major cause of sleep disorders in the elderly.
many elderly people are trying to improve sleep disorders. "It is common for the elderly to rely on stability." Professor Fu professor of insomnia and depression rehabilitation center of Quancheng Hospital of Qilu Chinese Medicine Research Institute said that more than 95% of the elderly people who came to the hospital had experience of taking stability. Long term use of diazepam can lead to psychological addiction and serious harm to health.