Etiological Forms of Insomnia

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Etiological Forms of Insomnia

Last edited | 02/08/2009

Written by Maurice M. Ohayon, MD, DSc, PhD, APSS Lecture 2002.

Description

From Ohayon MM. Epidemiology of Insomnia: What We Know and What We Still Need to Learn. Sleep Medicine Reviews 2002; 6:97-111.

Prevalence in the General Population

Taking subjects of the general population presenting one or several symptoms of insomnia (Difficulty Initiating Sleep, Difficulty Maintaining Sleep, Early Morning Awakening, Non Restorative Sleep) at least 3 nights per week or reporting a Global Sleep Dissatisfaction (according to the definition of Ohayon, 1994), we draw the following pie chart with the population representative of five major European countries.

From Ohayon MM. Epidemiology of Insomnia: What We Know and What We Still Need to Learn.

Sleep Medicine Reviews 2002; 6:97-111.

Content of this page is extracted from Ohayon MM. Epidemiology of insomnia: what we know and what we still need to learn. Sleep Med Rev. 2002 Apr;6(2):97-111.

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