Chronic insomnia impacts 1 in 10 adults and is linked to accidents, decreased quality of life, diminished work productivity, and increased long-term risk for medical and psychiatric diseases such as diabetes and depression. Recent National Institutes of Health consensus statements and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's Practice Parameters recommend that cognitive-behavioral therapy for in...

Background. Insomnia is a form of chronic sleep problem of public health importance which impacts the life of elderly people negatively. Methods. Cross-sectional study of 843 elderly patients aged 60 years and above who presented consecutively at Geriatric Centre, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. The World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview was used to...

Insomnia is among the most prevalent health complaints, with approximately 10 to 15% of the general population suffering regularly from it and about 25 to 35% presenting transient or occasional insomnia (Ancoli-Israel & Roth, 1999; Ohayon, 2002; Morin et al., 2006; Doghramji, 2006; LeBlanc et al., 2009). However, many questions remain unanswered with regard to our understanding of insomnia and ...

OBJECTIVE We examined the joint effects of insomnia and objective short sleep duration, the combination of which is associated with higher morbidity, on diabetes risk. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 1,741 men and women randomly selected from Central Pennsylvania were studied in the sleep laboratory. Insomnia was defined by a complaint of insomnia with duration of >or=1 year, whereas p...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive and safe technique for motor cortex stimulation. TMS is used to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders, including mood and movement disorders. TMS can also treat several types of chronic neuropathic pain. The pain relief mechanism of cortical stimulation is caused by modifications in neuronal excitability. Depression is a common co-...

1739 INSOMNIA IS A COMMON COMPLAINT IN THE GENERAL POPULATION.1 THE DIAGNOSIS OF INSOMNIA INVOLVES BOTH SLEEP SYMPTOMS, SUCH AS DIFFICULTY INITIATING or maintaining sleep, and daytime symptoms, including fatigue, mood disturbance, and cognitive impairment. Insomnia may represent a transient problem triggered by specific life events, or, in contrast, it may also follow a chronic course due to th...

Insomnia is a highly prevalent condition that often becomes chronic and is associated with significant psychiatric and medical morbidity. There are several efficacious strategies for the treatment of insomnia. Historically, however, there has been little advice for the long-term management of this condition. This article: reviews the historical context for the treatment strategies currently ava...

Fibromyalgia (FM) and transformed migraine (TM) are common chronic pain disorders. The authors estimated the prevalence of FM in 101 patients with TM, and analyzed its relationship to depression, anxiety, and insomnia. FM was diagnosed in 35.6% of cases. Patients with FM had more insomnia, were older, and had headaches that were more incapacitating than patients without FM. Insomnia and depress...

1731 CHRONIC INSOMNIA, ASSOCIATED WITH IMPAIRMENT IN DAYTIME FUNCTIONING OR QUALITY OF LIFE, HAS A PREVALENCE OF 10-15%.1 RELATIVELY FEW epidemiologic studies are available which provide data on the proportion of patients with specific clinical subtypes of insomnia such as difficulty with sleep onset, difficulty maintaining sleep, or more than one insomnia complaint. Ohayon and Roth, in a large...