Insomnia
By Keith Carasco. Insomnia is commonly defined as a sleep disorder or an individual’s difficulty falling asleep or maintaining sleep. Insomnia is interesting because it can be considered as being both an independent disorder on its own and a symptom of another disorder or condition. Because of these characteristics, insomnia can be grouped into Two sub categories; primary and Secondary insomnia. Primary insomnia is a sleep disorder that is not the result of a medical, psychiatric or environmental cause, while Secondary insomnia is insomnia that is secondary to another condition, and thus is considered a symptom brought upon by the condition. Insomnia is a very serious condition that affects a lot of people around the world. Insomnia can be classified into Three sub-groups; Transient insomnia, Acute Insomnia and Chronic Insomnia. Transient insomnia is the least severe class of insomnia; it only lasts for less than a week and is usually cased by mundane actions such as a sudden change in an individual’s sleep cycle. Transient Insomnia is also caused by more serious conditions such as depression, and stress. Acute insomnia is the inability to continuously sleep well for longer than a week but less than a month. This form of Insomnia is brought upon when there is difficulty maintaining sleep or the sleep gained is not refreshing. Acute Insomnia is usually the result of some form of day time action or activity that will later [...]
