Documents
Starting medications
Guidance to ensure the safe and effective use of sedative-hypnotic medications.
Patient handout to learn about sedative-hypnotic medications.
Patient and provider agreement outlining what to expect from sedative-hypnotic treatment.
Treatment resources
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.
Sleep Habit Tips in: Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese
De-prescribing or tapering off of medication
A guide for providers to safely end patient use of sedative-hypnotic medications.
Flow chart to help providers safely end patient use of sedative-hypnotic medications.
Patient flyers
Welcome letter for patients starting sedative-hypnotic medication.
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
Flyer for patients considering taking buprenorphine.
Sedative-hypnotics and buprenorphine patient flyer in: Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
Flyer for patients considering taking methadone.
Sedative-hypnotics and methadone patient flyer in: Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.