RESOURCE COLLECTION
Sedative-hypnotic medication guidelines
Guidelines for clinicians and patients to understand how to safely use sedative-hypnotic medications.
Department of Public HealthDocuments
Starting medications
Guidance to ensure the safe and effective use of sedative-hypnotics and related medications.
Patient handout to learn about sedative-hypnotic medications.
Patient and provider agreement outlining what to expect from sedative-hypnotic treatment.
Treatment resources
Sleep Habit Tips in: Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese
Patient worksheets to support cognitive behavioral therapy treatment.
An example sequence of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-based sessions for sleep treatment.
Form to refer patients for UCSF's sleep clinic.
Sample sleep diary to track sleep quality and sleep disorder signs.
What to do and what not to do to ensure quality sleep.
De-prescribing or tapering off of medication
Patient flyers
Patient Welcome Letter in: Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
Flyer for patients considering taking sedative-hypnotic medications.
Sedative-hypnotics patient flyer in: Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese
Sedative-hypnotics and buprenorphine patient flyer in: Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
Sedative-hypnotics and methadone patient flyer in: Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.