UBM Medica's Psychiatric Times Features Special Coverage of Sleep Disorders in Patients with Mental Illness

NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Medica's Psychiatric Times today announced special coverage of sleep disorders that occur in patients with mental illness.

Chronic sleep disturbances can lead to or exacerbate mental illness. The information offered on Psychiatric Times is written by leading psychiatrists for mental health practitioners who want to improve their patients' "sleep hygiene" and alleviate symptoms of mental illness.

Sleep disorder highlights on Psychiatric Times include:

• "Sleep Hygiene: Tips on Getting a Restful Night's Sleep," offers practitioners simple tips to give their patients who are having difficulty sleeping
• "Treatment of Insomnia in Anxiety Disorders," discusses the prevalence of comorbid insomnia in anxiety disorders and how it can be treated
• "Psychosomatic Symptoms in Children with Chronic Mental Illness," addresses the needs of the approximately 20 percent of children with chronic medical conditions who also have behavioral and emotional symptoms

The majority of people with mental illness also have a sleep-related disorder. Chronic sleep problems are thought to affect up to 80 percent of Americans with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, post-traumatic stress syndrome, and panic attacks. By comparison, fewer than 20 percent of adults in general public have chronic sleep problems.

About UBM Medica
Addressing today's healthcare information needs, UBM Medica, a division of UBM plc (UBM.L), delivers strategic, integrated communications solutions and comprehensive reach—online, in print, live, and via custom programs. Improving the effectiveness of healthcare through information and education, UBM Medica provides unbiased clinical, practical, and business information for physicians, providers, payers, and patients around the world. Through journals, magazines, websites, drug databases, data services, live events, and other valuable resources, UBM Medica also delivers comprehensive communication solutions for the pharmaceutical and related industries. US websites include PsychiatricTimes.com, CancerNetwork.com, DiagnosticImaging.com, ConsultantLive.com, OBGYN.net, PhysiciansPractice.com and SearchMedica.com.  Employing more than 1,400 people with offices in 29 countries, UBM Medica is headquartered in London.  For more information, visit http://www.ubmmedica.com/.

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