Chronic insomnia, defined by presence of any of these symptoms for at three months including difficulty in falling asleep, difficulty in maintenance of sleep, or too early awakening in the morning. These symptoms also cause daytime consequences such as daytime sleepiness, fatigue, poor attention, mood instability, or poor quality of life. Chronic insomnia has been shown to be related to several conditions such as hypertension, myocardial infarction, poor memory, or even deaths. The prevalence of chronic insomnia is varied from 33% to 66% of the adult population. Its prevalence is higher in some specific populations such as females or elderly persons, or those with psychiatric conditions such as depression or anxiety.
Chronic insomnia can be categorized by causes into two groups: primary, and secondary including comorbid insomnia. Treatment and management of chronic insomnia include finding causes of insomnia, pharmacological treatment, and non-pharmacological treatment. The non-pharmacological treatment may include cognitive behavioral therapy or others. The primary outcome of chronic insomnia treatment or management is improvement of sleep quality both subjectively and objectively.
The goals of this research topic are to advance the research knowledge of chronic insomnia in terms of evaluations of causes, pharmacological treatment, non-pharmacological treatment, or combination therapy regardless of study population.
This research topic is welcome all types of research articles related to chronic insomnia. The types of research articles include original article and review article. The topic of research evaluations of causes, pharmacological treatment, non-pharmacological treatment, or combination therapy regardless of study population.
Keywords: Chronic insomnia, comorbid insomnia, Insomnia, sleep quality, non-pharmacological treatment
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