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Health Encyclopedia: Insomnia Diagnosis
- Insomnia - Diagnosis
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes of Short-Term or Transient Insomnia
- Causes of Chronic Insomnia
- Are You at Risk For Insomnia?
- Prognosis
Diagnosis
Diagnosing sleep disturbance and its cause is the most important step in restoring healthy sleep. However, there is little agreement, even among experts, on the best methods for effectively assessing a patient's insomnia.
A major difficulty in diagnosing this problem is its subjective nature. One study showed that there was no difference in sleep behaviors between people who said they were insomniacs and people who said they weren't. People who believe they have insomnia may have actuall...
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Expert & Community Posts
Day and Night: Why We Sleep When We Do
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...conversely by melatonin at night, making us feel sleepy. This can actually help define what... Read more »
Health Guide
Napping Benefits
...ways:* Planned napping (also called preparatory napping) involves taking a nap before you actually get sleepy. You may use this technique when you know that you will be up later than your normal... Read more »Infant Acid Reflux and Infant GERD symptoms
...intolerances, refusing food, eating only a few bites despite hunger, Dream Feeding: eating only when sleepy or asleep, gagging, choking, poor weight gain, weight loss. Rare: excessive weight gain... Read more »Circadian Rhythms and Sleep
...the Latin word meaning “about 24 hours.” Our internal circadian “clock” dictates when we feel sleepy, hungry, happy or sad. It is said the human body is actually four-dimensional, the... Read more »Narcolepsy: Diagnosis
...minutes in traffic(Indicate a score of 0 to 3)SCORE RESULTS1-6: Getting enough sleep4-8: Tends to be sleepy but is average9-15: Very sleepy and should seek medical adviceOver 16: Dangerously... Read more »All About Shift Work
BASICS:A shift worker is anyone who follows a work schedule that is outside of the typical "9 to 5" business day. In the past few decades the United States has become increasingly dependent upon... Read more »Medications
Lamotrigine is used alone or with other medications to prevent or control seizures (epilepsy) in... Read more »
This medication is used to treat mental/mood problems such as depression. It may help improve mood... Read more »
...teenagers and the elderly. This medication may make you sleepy or wakeful. Therefore, depending... Read more »
This medication is used to treat mental/mood problems such as depression, anxiety and bipolar... Read more »
This combination medication is used to treat tension headaches. Acetaminophen helps to decrease... Read more »
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October 03, 2008The sleep medication modafinil helped patients with excessive sleepiness without cardiovascular side effects, according to new research. In a study... Read summary »
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