Types of Sleep Disorder
Sleep disorders are a common patient complaint and can be divided into different types:1
Insomnia
Insomnia
- Defined as difficulty falling or staying asleep, early wakening or sleep that it is non-restorative and results in impaired daytime functioning.2
- Around a third of adults experience difficulty with sleep initiation or maintenance at least once a week.1
- Insomnia can be a chronic concern – affecting up to 75% of patients for at least a year and, in one study, 46% of patients for three years.1
- Some population groups are more likely to experience insomnia:
- Children with neurodevelopmental conditions, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)1,3 [insomnia affects up to 73% of children with ADHD,3 with sleep onset the main concern4], autism, learning difficulties and epilepsy1
- Women, particularly when pregnant (more frequent waking) and going through the menopause (longer sleep latency)1
- Older people – mainly sleep maintenance issues.1
Circadian Rhythm Disorders
Circadian Rhythm Disorders
- Circadian rhythm disorders occur when a person’s normal 24-hour internal body clock and their external physical, social or work schedule are not aligned.1 As a result, while the amount of sleep and the quality of sleep are normal, the timing of sleep is not compatible with work patterns, lifestyle and/or time zone.5
UK-AGB-ADA-0017 | Date of preparation: January 2024
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