Despite the fact that the prevalence rate for insomnia in the United States is high (35.2%),
the number of patients with this condition do not represent a large percentage of patients …

Although the definitions of insomnia have changed over the last decade to include the
perceptions of patients and the effects of disturbed sleep on daytime function, no clear …

The assessment and treatment of the concurrent manifestation of insomnia and psychiatric
symptoms significantly challenge both clinicians and researchers. Patients with insomnia …

By JOYCE D. KALES, MD, and ANTHONY KALES, MD nsomnia. the most prevalent sleep
complaint, is a symptom of a wide spectrum of psychi-atric and medical conditions." …

I tion about sleep disorders and sleep-related problems. Physicians themselves say that
they need more information on sleep disorders. A Medscape primary care survey1 asked …

Insomnia is an extremely common complaint. Frequently, it occurs secondary to a number of
medical and psychiatric conditions that directly affect the ability to initiate or maintain sleep …

• Data for this report come from a nationally representative probability sample survey of
noninstitutionalized adults, aged 18 to 79 years. The survey, conducted in 1979, found that …

Insomnia: Assessment and Management in Primary Care Page 1 Insomnia: Assessment and
Management in Primary Care NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE WORKING …

Survey data have shown that a minority of people who complain of insomnia receive
medical treatment for this problem. Patients who seek treatment for insomnia at medical …

Provides an overview of how chronic insomnia is assessed and treated. The authors hope
that this overview (and all of this textbook) will stimulate more clinicians to develop skills …