Insomnia and its treatment. Prevalence and correlates.
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Summary
The survey found that insomnia afflicts 35% of all adults during the course of a year; about half of these persons experience the problem as serious; the majority of serious insomniacs were untreated by either prescribed or over-the-counter medications.
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- article
- Published
- 1985-03-01
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- 1,055
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Keywords
Insomnia, Pill, Anxiety, Distress, Depression (economics)
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