Primary Insomnia (cont.)
Medical Author:
Aparna Ranjan, MD
Coauthor:
Angela Gentili, MD
Medical Editor:
Erasmo A Passaro, MD
Medical Editor:
Mary L Windle, PharmD
Medical Editor:
Stephen Berman, MD, PhD
IN THIS ARTICLEPrimary Insomnia SymptomsPsychophysiological insomnia
Sleep state misperception: Persons complain of insomnia subjectively, while sleep duration and quality are completely normal. These people may be described as having "sleep hypochondriasis." They may subsequently develop anxiety and depression. |
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Primary insomnia is sleeplessness that is not attributable to a medical, psychiatric, or environmental cause.
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