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Insomnio - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Insomnio crónico; Insomnio psicofisiológico; Insomnio aprendido; Insomnio primario

Definición:

Es la dificultad para conciliar el sueño o permanecer dormido o no tener un sueño reparador durante al menos un mes.

Causas:

El insomnio primario se refiere al que no es causado por ninguna afección mental o física conocida.

El insomnio es provocado por muchos factores diferentes, entre los cuales los más comunes son:

El alcohol
La ansiedad
El café
El estrés

El insomnio secundario es causado por una afección médica. La depresión es una de sus causas más frecuentes. A menudo, el insomnio es el síntoma que lleva a las personas con depresión a buscar ayuda médica.

Reviewed last on: 8/17/2009
Andrew Schriber, MD, FCCP, Specialist in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly, New Jersey. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Wilson JF. In the clinic. Insomnia. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(1):ITC13-1-ITC13-16.

Morgenthaler T, Kramer M, Alessi C, Friedman L, Boehlecke B, Brown T, et al. Practice parameters for the psychological and behavioral treatment of insomnia: an update. An American Academy of Sleep Medicine report. Sleep. 2006;29:1415-1419.

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