Insomnia: causes

Evidence-based neurology checklist on insomnia: causes: Primary insomnia: classification Paradoxical (subjective) Psycho-physiologic: heightened arousal with Inadequate sleep hygiene Behavioural insomnia of childhood Idiopathic Risk factors Predisposing personality types Psychiatric causes Medical…

Primary insomnia: classification

  • Paradoxical (subjective)
  • Psycho-physiologic: heightened arousal with
  • Inadequate sleep hygiene
  • Behavioural insomnia of childhood
  • Idiopathic

Risk factors

Predisposing personality types

Psychiatric causes

Medical causes

Drug-induced

Synonym

References

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