Recap from Part One: For those living with an anxiety disorder, insomnia can be part of a vicious cycle. Anxiety can cause sleeping problems, and sleep deprivation can cause symptoms of an anxiety disorder because a lack of sleep stimulates the part of the brain most closely associated with depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric disorders.
The good news is that insomnia and anxiety disorders are treatable. Read on.
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The symptoms vary and depend on the specific sleep disorder.Signs and testsTests vary and depend on the specific sleep disorder. A sleep study... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Sleep Disorders vary in nature and degree. The three major sleep disorders are dyssomnias (insomnia), hypersomnia (disorders of excessive sleepiness)... Read more »
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