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Sleep disorders: Introduction
Lack of sleep or disruption of sleep has many medical, therapeutic and safety ramifications that are relevant to primary care. These issues include:
- high rates of fatigue (a more common presenting symptom of sleep disorder than sleepiness per se)
- cardiac and vascular complications
- higher risk of driving accidents
- compromised immune function
- more rapid deterioration in many medical conditions due to disrupted sleep
- prevention of the full action of medical treatments for hypertension, cardiac failure, mood disorders and epilepsy
- in children, an erroneous diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, which can hinder recovery and affect academic performance, socialization and long-term function
Psychiatry in primary care toolkit
A powerful mobile app packed with features that will streamline screening and assessment in primary care.