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Article: Health: Insomnia neglected among adults.
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- PPI - Pakistan Press International
- Article date:
- November 9, 2006
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Karachi, November 09 (PPI): Insomnia affects more than one-third of people between the age of 16 to 74 years, experts say. The researchers from the Kings College London, UK found that sleep disturbance was a commonly reported symptom in adults and was associated with significant mental distress. It is quite likely is that insomnia remains a substantial but hidden and neglected mental health issue. Previous studies have found that insomnia is more frequent among older people, although the reasons for this are not entirely clear. To better understand the prevalence of sleep problems across a wide age range, as well as whether factors associated with such problems might ...