Difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep or nonrestorative sleep despite adequate opportunity and circumstances for sleep
Causes at least one of the following forms of daytime impai...
Daytime sleepiness and napping
Unintended sleep episodes (driving, working)
Insomnia history
Duration, time of problem
Sleep latency, difficulty in maintaining sleep (repeated awakening),...
Transient and short-term insomnia
May use medications for short-term use only; hypnotic sedatives favored
Self-medicating with alcohol can increase awakenings and sleep-stage changes.
Chronic i...
Daily exercise improves quality of sleep and may be more effective than medication.
Avoid exercise within 4 hours of bedtime.
Reassess need for me...
Anxiety (Gener...
G47.00 Insomnia, unspecified
F51.02 Adjustment insomnia
F51.01 Primary insomnia
F51.09 Oth insomnia not due to a substance or known physiol cond
G47.01 Insomnia due to medical condition
F51.03 P...
Treatment of underlying etiology of the insomnia and consistent sleep hygiene are key.
Most medications are indicated for short-term use only.
Sedative hypnotics are not recommended in t...
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