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CBT-I can be indicated for both primary and secondary insomnia. It primarily focuses on how patients deal with acute insomnia symptoms and how these symptoms are maintained and become chronic. These maintaining factors are often relevant in both primary and secondary insomnia. [16] [non-primary source needed]
The clinical practice of behavioral sleep medicine applies behavioral and psychological treatment strategies to sleep disorders. [3] [12] BSM specialists provide clinical services including assessment and treatment of sleep disorders and co-occurring psychological symptoms and disorders, often in conjunction with pharmacotherapy and medical devices that may be prescribed by medical professionals.
Three systems of classification are in use worldwide: the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), and the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD). The ICD and DSM lump different disorders together, while the ICSD tends to split related disorders into ...
Insomnia affects 10% to 15% of the U.S. population, and it’s usually caused by a variety of biological and behavioral factors, says Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy, director of the University of ...
The DSM-5 criteria for insomnia include the following: [101] "Predominant complaint of dissatisfaction with sleep quantity or quality, associated with one (or more) of the following symptoms: Difficulty initiating sleep. (In children, this may manifest as difficulty initiating sleep without caregiver intervention.)
Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that as many as one in two adults experience short-term bouts, while one in 10 may ...
In addition, significant changes have been made in the nosology of insomnia, narcolepsy and parasomnia. Primary vs. secondary (i.e. comorbid) insomnia has been reunited into a single disorder: chronic insomnia. Narcolepsy has been divided into narcolepsy type 1 and narcolepsy type 2.
They note that insomnia symptoms occur in approximately 33% to 50% of the adult population, and Chronic Insomnia disorder affects 10% to 15%. “Insomnia is defined as problems falling asleep, ...