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| Background | Review of Current Practice | Sleep Assessment | Sleep Management Tools & Techniques | Hypnotic Withdrawal Programme | Sleep Consultation | Final Assessment | Contact Us |
| Section home → | Benefits for patients & → practitioners | Hypnotic prescribing → | Patient & practitioner → views | How we developed → the evidence | Self Assessment |
| Practitioner Beliefs → | What Patients Said → | What Patients Need → | What Practitioners Need to Understand |
What practitioners needed to understand
→ Don’t assume that patients would always want or need a prescription
→ Many patients had tried non-drug treatments but not adequately or consistently
→ Patients are often open to alternatives
References
Dyas JV et al. Patients’ and clinicians’ experiences of consultations in primary care for sleep problems and insomnia: a focus group study. BJGP 2010; 60: 329 -333.