Download or read book Can't Sleep? Issues of Being an Insomniac written by Saddichha Sahoo and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word insomnia originates from the Latin "in" (no) and "somnus" (sleep). It is a disorder characterized by an inability to sleep or a complete lack of sleep. Various studies have noted insomnia to be quite a common condition, with symptoms present in about 33-50% of the adult population. This book provides a comprehensive state of the art review on the diagnosis and management of the current knowledge of insomnia and is divided into several sections, each detailing different issues related to this problem, including epidemiology, diagnosis, management, quality of life and psychopharmacology. In order to present a balanced medical view, this book was edited by a clinical psychiatrist.