Title

Insomnia

Creator

Grace Wulffraat, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Akshaya Raghavan, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

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Creation Date

10-2018

Description

Overview²

Insomnia is defined as dissatisfaction with quality or quantity of sleep, resulting in clinically significant impairment of social, occupational, or other areas of daily function.

Symptoms include:

• Difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, and unwanted early-morning waking with inability to fall back asleep

Affected populations include:

• 50 to 70 million adults in the U.S.
• 25% of women and 18% of men

Insomnia increases in number with age, as 50% of the elderly reportedly suffer from insomnia

2. Lie, Janette D., et al. “Pharmacological Treatment of Insomnia.” Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports., U.S. National Library of Medicine, Nov. 2015, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4634348/.