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Insomnia complaints can be divided into two categories: (1) sleep-onset insomnia (difficulty in initiating sleep), and (2) sleep maintenance insomnia (difficulty in remaining asleep). The latter can be further divided into: (a) frequent and/or long-lasting awakenings during the night, and (b) early morning awakening with an inability to fall back to sleep (terminal insomnia). Insomniacs may present with only a single complaint or a combination of the above-mentioned categories. Because of the subjective nature of insomnia complaints, the actual degree of sleep onset or sleep maintenance disturbance varies greatly and is not necessarily correlated with the intensity of an insomniac’s dissatisfaction. For example, among three sleepers who average identical 40-minute sleep latencies, one may complain of severe insomnia, another may report mild insomnia, and the third person may be unconcerned about his or her sleep pattern. The frequency of insomnia also varies. Some insomniacs report difficulty sleeping nearly every night; others complain of less frequent sleep disturbance.
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Riedel, B.W., Lichstein, K.L. (1994). Insomnia. In: Hersen, M., Ammerman, R.T. (eds) Handbook of Prescriptive Treatments for Adults. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1456-9_18
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