What is Primary insomnia?

What is Primary insomnia?

Sleeping problems caused by a psychological reason rather than a medical or environmental reason. Insomnia ...more »

• Primary insomnia: Primary insomnia is sleeplessness that is not attributable to a medical, psychiatric, or environmental cause.

Primary insomnia: Introduction

Types of Primary insomnia:

Broader types of Primary insomnia:

• Insomnia
• Sleep conditions
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How serious is Primary insomnia?

Prognosis of Primary insomnia: In some patients, improvement in sleep leads to an improved quality of life.
Complications of Primary insomnia: see complications of Primary insomnia

What causes Primary insomnia?

Causes of Primary insomnia: see causes of Primary insomnia

What are the symptoms of Primary insomnia?

Symptoms of Primary insomnia: see symptoms of Primary insomnia

Complications of Primary insomnia: see complications of Primary insomnia

Onset of Primary insomnia: Persons of any age may be affected, although primary insomnia is more common in the older population.

Primary insomnia: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Primary insomnia.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Primary insomnia.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Primary insomnia: Sleep Specialist, Family Practice Physician, Internist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Primary insomnia.
Treatments for Primary insomnia: see treatments for Primary insomnia
Research for Primary insomnia: see research for Primary insomnia

Name of Primary insomnia

Main name of condition: Primary insomnia

Primary insomnia: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Primary insomnia:

• Sleeplessness
• Sleep disturbance
• Sleep apnea
• Psychophysiological insomnia
• Learned insomnia
• Behavioral insomnia
• Idiopathic insomnia
• Stress-related insomnia
• Sleep state misperception
• Persistent psychophysiological insomnia
• Sleep disorder

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