![]() Thus, the presence of a long sleep latency, frequent nocturnal awakenings, or prolonged periods of wakefulness during the sleep period or even frequent transient arousals are taken as evidence of insomnia. For example, in survey studies, insomnia is defined by a positive response to either question, “Do you experience difficulty sleeping?” or “Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep?” In the sleep literature, insomnia is sometimes used as a term to describe the presence of polysomnographic evidence of disturbed sleep. Most often, insomnia is defined by the presence of an individual's report of difficulty with sleep. The term insomnia is used in a variety of ways in the medical literature and popular press. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |