The Diagnosis and Management of Insomnia

Abstract

INSOMNIA is the most common sleep problem. Like other common conditions, it results from many causes and varies widely in severity and duration from patient to patient. The recent widow, the ruminative worrier, the sleepless patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the melancholic depressive person, and the executive with jet lag all share the condition of insomnia, but the cause of their problem and their therapeutic needs differ.During the past decade, the classification and management of sleep disorders have evolved with clinical experience and the results of basic and clinical research.^{1 2 3 4} New hypnotic drugs have been introduced into clinical . . .