Stress and sleep: Neurobiological aspects and modern options of insomnia therapy

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The article discusses modern concepts of the relationship between stress and dissomnic disorders. The available literature on the possible neurobiological causes of sleep disorders under stress was reviewed, particularly on the role of changes in synthesizing neurotrophic factors in the implementation of such a relationship. Options for treating sleep disorders induced by a stressful situation are considered.

Keywords:

sleep

dissomnia

stress

treatment

Valocordin-Doxylamine

Authors:

Tikhomirova O.V.

Nikiforov Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine

ORCID: 0000-0003-4722-0900

Received:

18.03.2025

Accepted:

19.03.2025

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