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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
Sleep Apnea A Cause of Car Accidents
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...sleep disorders, including insomnia, also result in sleepy drivers on our highways. But... Read more »
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
Meet Dr. Allen Blaivas MySleepCentral.com expert.
...clinical setting at the hospital. Outside of medicine, Dr. Blaivas’s interests include playing tennis, reading history, and teaching his kids how to swim and ride bikes. Read more »The First 48 Hours: Insomnia
...relax. This could include a warm bath, meditation or prayer, a glass of warm milk or an hour spent reading a good book. Avoid eating a heavy meal too close to bedtime. Bloating, gas and... Read more »Narcolepsy: Diagnosis
...dozing1 = slight chance of dozing2 = moderate chance of dozing3 = high chance of dozingSitting and reading(Indicate a score of 0 to 3)Watching TV(Indicate a score of 0 to 3)Sitting inactive in a... Read more »Napping Benefits
...follows sleep.Can Napping Protect against Drowsy Driving Crashes?Most people are aware that driving while sleepy is extremely dangerous. Still, many drivers press on when they feel drowsy in spite... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis
...dozing1 = slight chance of dozing2 = moderate chance of dozing3 = high chance of dozingSitting and reading.(Indicate a score of 0 to 3)Watching TV.(Indicate a score of 0 to 3)Sitting inactive in a... Read more »Images
Medications
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 »
Modafinil decreases extreme sleepiness due to narcolepsy and other sleep disorders such as... Read more »
This medication is used to treat mental/mood problems such as depression, anxiety and bipolar... Read more »
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