TY - CHAP AU - MichaƂ Skalski ED - Saddichha Sahoo Y1 - 2012-03-14 PY - 2012 T1 - The Diagnosis and Treatment of Insomnia N2 - The word insomnia originates from the Latin "in" (no) and "somnus" (sleep). It is a disorder characterized by an inability to sleep or a complete lack of sleep. Various studies have noted insomnia to be quite a common condition, with symptoms present in about 33-50% of the adult population. This book provides a comprehensive state of the art review on the diagnosis and management of the current knowledge of insomnia and is divided into several sections, each detailing different issues related to this problem, including epidemiology, diagnosis, management, quality of life and psychopharmacology. In order to present a balanced medical view, this book was edited by a clinical psychiatrist. BT - Can't Sleep? Issues of Being an Insomniac SP - Ch. 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/31056 DO - 10.5772/31056 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -