[Questions of the therapy of sleep disorders in hospital practice].

The article provides data on the prevalence of insomnia disorders in general medical practice. There is low awareness of both the medical community and the public about sleep disorders. The authors highlight main directions of medical correction of insomnia and present data on the positive and side effects of the main drugs, in particular, on the formation of benzodiazepine addiction in the group with uncontrolled use of these drugs. The problem of non-pharmacological correction of insomnia disorders occurring in patients in hospital conditions is updated. Results of a large-scale study of the efficacy of melaxen in treatment of sleep disorders in patients with chronic cerebral ischemia are presented.