Effect of midazolam, flunitrazepam, and placebo against midwinter insomnia in northern Norway

• Published in: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
• Main Authors: Lingjærde, O., Bratlid, T., Westby, O. C., Gordeladze, J. O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1983
• Subjects: Psychiatry and Mental health; Midwinter; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1983.tb06731.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0447.1983.tb06731.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1983.tb06731.x

ABSTRACT – Forty‐three outpatients with “midwinter insomnia” (an early type insomnia commonly seen north of the Polar Circle when the sun stays below the horizon) were randomly allocated to one of three treatment groups, receiving either 15 mg midazolam, 1 mg flunitrazepam, or placebo, for 5 nights,...