Sleep disorder
| Subclass of | mental disorder, clinical sign, disease  |
|---|---|
| Health specialty | neurology, sleep medicine, psychiatry |
| ICD-9-CM | 307.4 |
| ICPC 2 ID | P06 |
| NCI Thesaurus ID | C3376 |
A sleep disorder, anaa somnipathy, be a medical disorder wey dey disrupt an individual ein sleep patterns den quality. Dis fi cause serious health issues den dey affect physical, mental, den emotional well-being.[1] Polysomnography den actigraphy be tests dem commonly order for diagnosing sleep disorders.
Sleep disorders broadly be classified into dyssomnias, parasomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, den oda disorders (wey dey include those wey be caused by medical anaa psychological conditions). Wen a person dey struggle to fall anaa stay asleep widout an obvious cause, e be referred to as insomnia,[2] wich be de most common sleep disorder.[3] Oda sleep disorders dey include sleep apnea, narcolepsy, hypersomnia (excessive sleepiness at inappropriate times), sleeping sickness (disruption of de sleep cycle secof infection), sleepwalking, den night terrors.
Sleep disruptions fi be caused by various issues, wey dey include teeth grinding (bruxism) den night terrors. Managing sleep disturbances wey be secondary to mental, medical, anaa substance abuse disorders for focus on addressing de underlying condition.[4]
Sleep disorders be common insyd both kiddies den adults. However, der be a significant lack of awareness about sleep disorders insyd kiddies, plus chaw cases wey dey remain unidentified.[5] Na chaw common factors wey involved insyd de onset of a sleep disorder dey include increased medication use, age-related changes insyd circadian rhythms, environmental changes, lifestyle changes,[6] existing physiological problems, and stress. Among de elderly, de risk of developing sleep-disordered breathing, periodic limb movements, restless legs syndrome, REM sleep behavior disorders, insomnia, den circadian rhythm disturbances be especially high.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ K Pavlova M, Latreille V (March 2019). "Sleep Disorders". The American Journal of Medicine (in English). 132 (3): 292–299. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.09.021. PMID 30292731. S2CID 52935007.
- ↑ Hirshkowitz M (2004). "Chapter 10, Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Sleep and Sleep Disorders (pp 315-340)" (Google Books preview includes entire chapter 10). In Yudofsky SC, Hales RE (eds.). Essentials of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences (4 ed.). Arlington, Virginia, USA: American Psychiatric Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58562-005-0.
...insomnia is a symptom. It is neither a disease nor a specific condition. (from p. 322).
- ↑ "APA "What are sleep disorders?"". www.psychiatry.org. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ↑ "Sleep Problems and Sleep Disorders". Sleepify. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ↑ Meltzer LJ, Johnson C, Crosette J, Ramos M, Mindell JA (June 2010). "Prevalence of diagnosed sleep disorders in pediatric primary care practices". Pediatrics. 125 (6): e1410 – e1418. doi:10.1542/peds.2009-2725. PMC 3089951. PMID 20457689.
- 1 2 Roepke, S. K., & Ancoli-Israel, S. (2010). Sleep disorders in the elderly. The Indian Journal of Medical Research, 131, 302–310.
External links
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- Sleep Problems – information leaflet from mental health charity The Royal College of Psychiatrists
- WebMD Sleep Disorders Health Center
