Who is predisposed to insomnia: a review of familial aggregation, stress-reactivity, personality and coping style.

Journal article

Insomnia is a common health complaint world-wide. Insomnia is a risk factor in the development of other psychological and physiological disorders. Therefore understanding the mechanisms which predispose an individual to developing insomnia has great transdiagnostic value. However, whilst it is largely accepted that a vulnerable phenotype exists there is a lack of research which aims to systematically assess the make-up of this phenotype. This review outlines the research to-date, considering ...

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Authors: Harvey, C; Gehrman, P; Espie, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Sleep medicine reviews
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 237-247
• Publication date: 2014-06-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2013.11.004
• EISSN: 1532-2955
• ISSN: 1087-0792
• Language: English
• Keywords: Life Change Events; Models, Psychological; Anxiety Disorders; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; Arousal; Conditioning (Psychology); Association; Central Nervous System Sensitization; Personality; Humans; Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; Adaptation, Psychological; Genetic Predisposition to Disease