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Article: Breathing-related sleep disorder
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Breathing-related sleep disorder
Definition
Breathing-related sleep disorder is marked by sleep disruption caused by abnormal breathing during sleep. The most common complaint of individuals with breathing-related sleep disorder is excessive daytime sleepiness, brought on by frequent interruptions of nocturnal, or nighttime, sleep. A less frequent complaint is
insomnia
or inability to sleep.
Mental health professionals use the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
also known as the
DSM
to diagnose mental disorders. In the 2000 edition of this manual (the fourth edition, text revision, also known as
DSM-IV-TR
) breathing-related sleep disorder is listed as one of ...