Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[The painful light--portraits of awakeness and melancholy by painter Edward Hopper]

6 Oct 2009 Depression was a recurrent phenomenon in the life of the American painter Edward Hopper (1882-1967). He is known as one of the artists who portrays modern melancholy most convincingly. The article uses his original artwork to reflect upon sleep, ... Read more...

Is poor sleep in veterans a function of post-traumatic stress disorder?

30 Aug 2009 Substantial research has demonstrated an association between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and quality of sleep, particularly in veteran populations. The exact nature of this relationship, however, is not clear. The possibility that poor ... Read more...

Insomnia, depression, and physical disorders in late life: a 2-year longitudinal community study in Koreans.

30 Aug 2009 STUDY OBJECTIVES: To investigate prevalence, incidence, and persistence of insomnia, and their bidirectional longitudinal associations with depression and physical disorders. DESIGN: A community based longitudinal study. SETTING: Elders living in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [The painful light--portraits of awakeness and melancholy by painter Edward Hopper] 6 Oct 2009
• Is poor sleep in veterans a function of post-traumatic stress disorder? 30 Aug 2009
• Many lose sleep due to economic issues. 30 Aug 2009
• Insomnia, depression, and physical disorders in late life: a 2-year longitudinal community study in Koreans. 30 Aug 2009
• The effect of mood on sleep onset latency and REM sleep in interepisode bipolar disorder. 30 Jul 2009
• Longitudinal evaluation of sleep-disordered breathing and sleep symptoms with change in quality of life: the Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS). 30 Jul 2009
• Incidence and risk factors of insomnia in a population-based sample. 30 Jul 2009
• The aftermath of rash action: sleep-interfering counterfactual thoughts and emotions. 30 Jul 2009
• Falling asleep: the determinants of sleep latency. 22 Jul 2009
• Night eating syndrome presenting as anorexia in an athlete: case report and review. 29 Jun 2009
• Efficacy of an Internet-based behavioral intervention for adults with insomnia. 29 Jun 2009
• Experimental sleep fragmentation impairs spatial reference but not working memory in Fischer/Brown Norway rats. 30 May 2009
• Female executives are particularly prone to the sleep-disturbing effect of isolated high-strain jobs: a cross-sectional study in German-speaking executives. 30 May 2009
• Adverse situations encountered by adolescent students who return to school following suspension. 30 May 2009
• Behavioral therapy intervention trial to improve sleep quality and cancer-related fatigue. 30 May 2009
• The influence of priming and pre-existing knowledge of chemotherapy-associated cognitive complaints on the reporting of such complaints in breast cancer patients. 30 May 2009
• Logging on for better sleep: RCT of the effectiveness of online treatment for insomnia. 30 May 2009
• Sleep disorders and their association with laboratory pain sensitivity in temporomandibular joint disorder. 30 May 2009
• Polysomnographic and health-related quality of life correlates of restless legs syndrome in the Sleep Heart Health Study. 30 May 2009
• Insomnia in older adults with generalized anxiety disorder. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders'

Definition: Disorders characterized by impairment of the ability to initiate or maintain sleep. This may occur as a primary disorder or in association with another medical or psychiatric condition.

Descriptor UI: D007319

Alternative terms: Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; Disorders of Initiating and Maintaining Sleep; DIMS (Disorders of Initiating and Maintaining Sleep); Early Awakening; Awakening, Early; Nonorganic Insomnia; Insomnia, Nonorganic; Primary Insomnia; Insomnia, Primary; Transient Insomnia; Insomnia, Transient; Rebound Insomnia; Insomnia, Rebound; Secondary Insomnia; Insomnia, Secondary; Sleep Initiation Dysfunction; Dysfunction, Sleep Initiation; Dysfunctions, Sleep Initiation; Sleep Initiation Dysfunctions; Sleeplessness; Insomnia Disorder; Insomnia Disorders; Insomnia; Insomnias; Chronic Insomnia; Insomnia, Chronic; Psychophysiological Insomnia; Insomnia, Psychophysiological;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.886.425.800.800; F03.870.400.800.800;

History Note: 2000(1966)

Technical Notes: do not confuse with SLEEP DEPRIVATION, being deprived of sleep or prevented from sleeping; usually chronic so do not coord with CHRONIC DISEASE