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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders MeSH Descriptor Data 2026
do not confuse with SLEEP DEPRIVATION, being deprived of sleep or prevented from sleeping; usually chronic so do not coord with CHRONIC DISEASE
Scope Note
Disorders characterized by impairment of the ability to initiate or maintain sleep. This may occur as a primary disorder or in association with another medical or psychiatric condition.
Entry Version
SLEEP INITIATION MAINTENANCE DIS
Entry Term(s)
Chronic Insomnia
DIMS (Disorders of Initiating and Maintaining Sleep)
Disorders characterized by impairment of the ability to initiate or maintain sleep. This may occur as a primary disorder or in association with another medical or psychiatric condition.