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Insomnia, hypersomnia, and disturbed diurnal sleep-wake cycle are among the main complaints of psychiatric patients. On the other hand, disrupted sleep is a risk factor for the emergence of psychopathology. The intention of the authors of this article is to improve psychiatrists’ awareness of the clinical importance in considering disturbed sleep among patients suffering from various psychiatric disorders.
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Theleritis, C., Soldatos, R.F., Dikeos, D. (2019). Sleep Disturbances Among Patients in Primary Care: Psychiatric Practice. In: Javed, A., Fountoulakis, K. (eds) Advances in Psychiatry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70554-5_22
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