Persistent Insomnia: the Role of Objective Short Sleep Duration and Mental Health
Author(s) -
Alexandros N. Vgontzas,
Julio FernándezMendoza,
Edward O. Bixler,
Ravi Singareddy,
Michele L. Shaffer,
Susan L. Calhoun,
Duanping Liao,
Maria Basta,
George P. Chrousos
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.1586
Subject(s) - insomnia , sleep (system call) , persistence (discontinuity) , polysomnography , obstructive sleep apnea , sleep apnea , medicine , population , psychology , psychiatry , longitudinal study , apnea , clinical psychology , geotechnical engineering , environmental health , operating system , pathology , computer science , engineering
Few population-based, longitudinal studies have examined risk factors for persistent insomnia, and the results are inconsistent. Furthermore, none of these studies have examined the role of polysomnographic (PSG) variables such as sleep duration or sleep apnea on the persistence of insomnia.
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