Article: Insomnia classification brings new terminology.(Disease/Disorder overview)

Article: Insomnia now seen as a disorder, not a symptom.(Psychiatry)
Internal Medicine News;  December 15, 2005 ;     328 words ......subtypes have to meet the same basic general definition for insomnia disorder, explained Daniel J. Buysse, M.D., professor of psychiatry...1567-96). The core ICSD-2 criteria for diagnosis of any insomnia disorder are that the patient must experience one or more sleep...

Article: Mutations in two genes cause human-like sleep disorder in mice
The Hindustan Times;  May 21, 2008 ;     435 words ......mutations in two genes, that regulate electrical excitability in a portion of the brain involved in sleep, create a human-like insomnia disorder, called sleep maintenance insomnia, in mice. The scientists can make use of these findings for a better understanding of...

Article: Insomnia often appears to be a persistent condition.
NewsRx Health;  March 29, 2009 ;     509 words ......Approximately 30 percent of adults report symptoms of insomnia and 6 percent to 10 percent meet diagnostic criteria for an insomnia disorder, the authors write as background information in the article. Several factors such as being female, increasing age, having...

Article: 'Night Owls' more likely to have insomnia-related symptoms
The Hindustan Times;  April 16, 2007 ;     386 words ......insomnia, especially with the severity of the 'night owl' group," said Ong. "These factors may serve to perpetuate the insomnia disorder, and might be particularly important to consider when treating this subgroup of insomniacs," Ong added. Insomnia, a classification...