Share on Pinterest New research found an association between insomnia and a higher risk of cardiovascular events. VeroRo39/Getty Images A new meta-analysis of 21 studies involving more than 2 million ...

This chapter develops the efficacy and safety criteria of the currently available benzodiazepine and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics, as well as the characteristics that an ideal hypnotic should have.

The "frustrating" condition may affect as much as 66% of the population.

While insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, a lot of attention in the media is focused on sleep apnea because of its association with cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Variations in ...

Insomnia is a leading cause of absenteeism, presenteeism (lost productivity when employees are at work), accidents, and errors in the workplace. Overall direct and indirect costs exceed $30 billion ...

Sleep maintenance (nocturnal awakenings, early awakening). Quality of sleep. Frequency and duration of sleep disturbance. Diurnal residual effects. Impact on family and on social and occupational life ...

Insomnia does have considerable documented comorbidity with psychiatric illness. Perhaps as many as 40% of patients with chronic insomnia have a psychiatric disorder, most often depression. In fact, ...