Idiopathic insomnia

Primary insomnia includes a number of insomnia diagnoses according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders, including psychophysiological insomnia and idiopathic insomnia [11]. Psychophysiological insomnia most closely resembles primary insomnia. Individuals with idiopathic or childhood-onset insomnia show a lifelong inability to obtain adequate sleep there is no evidence of medical or psychiatric disorders that could account for the sleep disturbance. In sleep disor-... 

Primary insomnia (psychophysiological insomnia and idiopathic insomnia)... 

Sleep disorders are common, and are generally underdiagnosed. The two major complaints related to sleep are insomnia ( I can t sleep ) and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS, I can t stay awake ). EDS is a relatively nonspecific symptom. It can be the end result of any factor that causes sleep disruption, and it can be caused by primary or intrinsic sleep disorders. Insomnia of any cause can result in sleep deprivation and subsequent EDS. The most common cause of EDS in the general population is self-imposed sleep deprivation, or insufficient sleep syndrome. By contrast, the most common causes of EDS seen in a sleep center are primary (intrinsic) disorders of EDS. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM, formerly the American Sleep Disorders Association) classification of sleep disorders includes over 80 diagnoses that are associated with EDS, but the majority of patients evaluated at sleep centers have sleep apnea, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, or periodic limb movements of sleep. 

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