Difficulty in initiating or maintaining sleep. A
term that is employed ubiquitously to indicate any and all gradations and types of sleep
loss.* Insomnia may be associated with any of a number of mental disorders. When the problem exists in the absence of
another cause, it is considered a separately diagnosed Dyssomnia.
Diagnostic criteria for 307.42 Primary Insomnia
(cautionary statement)
A. The predominant complaint is difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep, or nonrestorative sleep, for at least 1 month.
B. The sleep disturbance (or associated daytime fatigue) causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
C. The sleep disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of Narcolepsy,
Breathing-Related Sleep Disorder, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder, or a
Parasomnia.
D. The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of another mental
disorder (e.g., Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, a
Delirium).
E. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance
(e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.
Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth Edition. Copyright 1994 American
Psychiatric Association
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Also: agrypnia, aypnia,
conditioned
insomnia, initial insomnia, Insomnia Related to Another Mental Disorder,
middle insomnia,
terminal insomnia
Books and Other
Media:
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- Cashback DVD
Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Shaun Evans (II), Michelle Ryan (II) 2007
- Hauri, Peter J. (Editor) Case Studies in
Insomnia (Critical Issues in Psychiatry) Hardcover 1991
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Insomnia DVD Stellan Skarsgård 1998
- Insomnia
DVD Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, Robin Williams 2002
- Jacobs, Gregg Say
Goodnight to Insomnia Hardcover 1999
- Merci Pour le Chocolat
Isabelle Huppert, Jacques Dutronc, Anna Mouglalis,
and Rodolphe Pauly 2000
- Morin, Charles M. Insomnia -
Psychological Assessment and Management Paperback 1996
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Neverwas Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, William Hurt, and Bill Bellamy
2005
*Reprinted with permission from: Culebras, Antonio Clinical Handbook
of Sleep Disorders Hardcover © 1996 Butterworth-Heinemann
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