Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
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Sleep Medicine Journals

The sleep disturbances in insomnia can manifest as difficulty in falling asleep (Sleep Onset Insomnia), maintaining the continuity of sleep (waking up in the middle of the night and difficulty in returning to sleep) or waking up too early in the morning well before the desired time, irrespective of the adequate circumstances to sleep every night (Early Morning Insomnia). Insomnia can significantly impact the daytime functioning resulting in waking up tired in the morning, decreased workplace productivity, proneness to errors and accidents, inability to concentrate, frequent daytime naps and poor quality of life.

In children, insomnia can be reported as frequent nighttime awakening, resisting to go to bed and sleep independently. Children may have a dependency on certain stimulations (rocking, storytelling), objects (bottle feeding, favorite toy) or room setting (parents in the room) to fall asleep, and lack of these stimulations can create anxiety and fear in them and result in sleep disturbances. Insomnia can affect their school performance, daily activity of playing, inability to concentrate and behavior problems.