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Causes of Insomnia

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In this chapter, we will discuss some of the more common factors associated with the development and maintenance of insomnia such as age, physiology, circadian rhythms, and environment.

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  • Circadian Rhythm
  • Poor Sleep
  • Slow Wave Sleep
  • NREM Sleep
  • Chronic Insomnia

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  1. Insomnia Research Laboratory, University of North Texas, Denten, TX, USA

    Daniel Taylor

  2. Penn Center for Sleep, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Philip Gehrman

  3. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

    Natalie D. Dautovich & Kenneth L. Lichstein

  4. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Christina S. McCrae

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Taylor, D., Gehrman, P., Dautovich, N.D., Lichstein, K.L., McCrae, C.S. (2014). Causes of Insomnia. In: Handbook of Insomnia. Springer Healthcare, Tarporley. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-907673-73-3_2

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