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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Amber Ehsan Faquih, MD[2] Kiran Singh, M.D. [3], Jyostna Chouturi, M.B.B.S [4]
Synonyms and keywords: Insomnia disorder
Overview
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[1]. Insomnia is one of the frequently reported complaints in adult population, it is reported that 30-40% of the adult population is the US report insomnia[2]. The DSM-V Diagnostic Criteria for Insomnia Disorder is, difficulty with sleep for at least three days per week for consecutive three months.
Historical Perspective
The science which deal with issues in human sleep cycle is called sleep medicine. The history of sleep medicine is divided in to five phases, according to the era of development in understanding of human sleep, the related issues and the treatments. The first clinic for sleep medicine was first founded in 1970 and was named Stanford University Sleep Disorders Clinic. Insomnia was classified as a separate entity since 1979/1980 (ASDC/DSM III-R)[3], although the first records of the word insomnia existed since 1600s[4]. In western culture the mention of insomnia date back in ancient Greeks and also found in the pre-Hippocratic Epidaurian list of 70 cases, one was a patient with insomnia. The first scientific explanation of insomnia was found in the work of Aristotle back in 350 BC and the first treatment records from a Greek Physician in the first century recommended opium as the treatment of choice for insomnia [5].
Pathophysiology
Classification
Causes
Differentiating Insomnia from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Non-pharmacological therapy | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
Management is guided by available clinical practice guidelines[6].
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References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/data_statistics.html
- ↑ Reynolds CF 3rd, Kupfer DJ, Buysse DJ, Coble PA, Yeager A. Subtyping DSM-III-R primary insomnia: a literature review by the DSM-IV Work Group on Sleep Disorders. Am J Psychiatry. 1991 Apr;148(4):432-8. doi: 10.1176/ajp.148.4.432. PMID: 2006686.
- ↑ https://www.dictionary.com/browse/insomnia#:~:text=Where%20does%20insomnia%20come%20from,in%20the%20names%20of%20diseases.
- ↑ https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-59259-662-1_1
- ↑ 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
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