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Revision as of 16:36, 28 April 2021

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by an inability to sleep and/or inability to remain asleep for a reasonable period. It might occur as a standalone condition or along with existing physical or mental comorbidities.

Pathophysiology

Genetics

A gene is reported to be responsible for insomnia, called human circadian clock gene CRY1 .

Pathogenesis

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 ==Overview==
-'''Insomnia''' is a [[sleep disorder]]  characterized by an inability to [[sleep]] and/or inability to remain asleep for a reasonable period. Insomniacs typically complain of being unable to close their eyes or "rest their mind" for more than a few minutes at a time. Both organic and nonorganic insomnia constitute a [[sleep disorder]].<ref>http://www3.who.int/icd/currentversion/fr-icd.htm?gf50.htm+f510 </ref><ref>http://www3.who.int/icd/currentversion/fr-icd.htm?gg40.htm+g47 </ref>.Insomnia is a medical term for a sleep disorder, in which a person have difficulty with falling asleep, staying asleep or feeling unfresh in the morning because of poor sleep<ref>Mysliwiec V, Martin JL, Ulmer CS, Chowdhuri S, Brock MS, Spevak C; et al. (2020). "The Management of Chronic Insomnia Disorder and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Synopsis of the 2019 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines". Ann Intern Med. doi:10.7326/M19-3575. PMID 32066145 Check |pmid= value (help).<templatestyles </ref>. Insomnia is one of the frequently reported complaints in adult population, it is reported that 30-40% of the adult population is the US have insomnia<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/data_statistics.html</ref>. The [[DSM-V Diagnostic Criteria for Insomnia Disorder]] is, difficulty with sleep for at least three days per week for consecutive three months.
+'''Insomnia''' is a [[sleep disorder]]  characterized by an inability to [[sleep]] and/or inability to remain asleep for a reasonable period. It might occur as a standalone condition or along with existing physical or mental comorbidities.
 ==Pathophysiology==