The epidemiology of insomnia: Associations with physical and mental health.
Journal of Psychosomatic ResearchPublished 17 July 2009
Børge Sivertsen, Steinar Krokstad, Simon Øverland, Arnstein Mykletun
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The findings suggest that the independent contribution of insomnia is strongest on conditions characterized by some level of psychological or psychosomatic properties, especially mental conditions, pain conditions with uncertain etiology and, to a lesser extent, chronic pain conditions.
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This study demonstrates that insomnia symptoms are associated with a range of different conditions. The findings suggest that the independent contribution of insomnia is strongest on conditions characterized by some level of psychological or psychosomatic properties.
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