Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Overview

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Is a:

Disease or Syndrome
Sign or Symptom

Definition:

Disorders characterized by impairment of the ability to initiate or maintain sleep. This may occur as a primary disorder or in association with another medical or psychiatric condition.

Synonyms:

Awakening, Early
Chronic Insomnia
DIMS (Disorders of Initiating and Maintaining Sleep)
Disorders of Initiating and Maintaining Sleep
Dysfunction, Sleep Initiation
Dysfunctions, Sleep Initiation
Early Awakening
Insomnia
Insomnia Disorder
Insomnia Disorders
Insomnia, Chronic
Insomnia, Nonorganic
Insomnia, Primary
Insomnia, Psychophysiological
Insomnia, Rebound
Insomnia, Secondary
Insomnia, Transient
Insomnias
Nonorganic Insomnia
Primary Insomnia
Psychophysiological Insomnia
Rebound Insomnia
Secondary Insomnia
Sleep Initiation Dysfunction
Sleep Initiation Dysfunctions
Sleeplessness
Transient Insomnia

Broader Topics:

Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic

Narrower Topics:

Insomnia, Fatal Familial

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