The word “Insomnia” has been derived from latin word “somnus” which means “sleep”, insomnis means sleepless. Insomnia hence implies “inability to sleep or inadequate sleep”.
Are there types of insomnia?
There are various classifications for insomnia based on the
Duration of insomnia
- Transient (one to several nights)
- Short-term (few days to 3 weeks)
- Long term (for months to years)
Nature of sleep
- Sleep onset (problem in initiating the sleep)
- Sleep maintenance (several awakenings in the day)
- Sleep offset (early morning awakenings)
- Non-restorative (persistent sleepiness)
After classifying the category of insomnia, one can locate …