Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which you have trouble falling & staying asleep. Learn more about symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis & treatment.

Dr. Roach shares tips for good sleep hygiene including consistent sleep patterns, regular exercise, and avoiding troublesome ...

The simple definition of insomnia is having trouble sleeping, either over the course of a few days or weeks or on a more chronic basis. Be aware that short-term sleep problems lead to long-term ...

What’s more, those periods of short-term insomnia that last just a few days or a week (acute insomnia), can turn into longer-term insomnia, which is known as chronic insomnia, meaning your sleep ...

Poor sleep could mean cognitive impairment later in life. One 2021 study looked at people who reported having insomnia when they were younger, and then had issues with cognition years later.

Also, there’s a strong genetic predisposition to insomnia, meaning if your parents have insomnia, it is more likely that you will, too. Mental health conditions, like anxiety and depression, can ...

Insomnia and hazardous drinking are so closely intertwined that estimates suggest at least one-third, and as many as 91%, of people who have a hard time with sleep also misuse alcohol.

Insomnia and hazardous drinking are so closely intertwined that estimates suggest at least one-third, and as many as 91%, of people who have a hard time with sleep also misuse alcohol. A new study ...

Mean baseline HDRS-17 score was 26.5 (ranges from 0-52) and mean Insomnia Severity Index score was 20 (ranges from 0-28). The mean duration of current depressive episode was 35.4 weeks.

A new study suggests that perceived stress and depression factor into the relationship between insomnia and hazardous drinking -- perhaps not a surprise. But because the relationship between ...