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Primary insomnia

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Insomnia is among the most frequent health complaints in medical practice and the most common of all sleep disorders. It is associated with significant psychological distress, reduced quality of life, and health-care costs. Despite its high prevalence and negative impact, insomnia often goes unrecognised and, consequently, remains untreated. The conceptualisation of insomnia has evolved over the last three decades. Whereas it was initially conceptualised as a symptom of other psychiatric or medical disorders [21] current nosological classifications of sleep disorders make a distinction between the symptom (secondary) and the syndrome (primary) of insomnia [1,2]. Along with these changes in conceptualisation, there have been significant advances in the management of insomnia, from a predominantly symptomatic approach to a more focused behavioral approach on perpetuating factors. This chapter is about the nature and treatment of primary insomnia (fig. 17.1).

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Morin, C.M. (2003). Primary insomnia. In: Billiard, M. (eds) Sleep. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0217-3_17

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