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Dyssomnias MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Dyssomnias
Tree Number(s)
C10.886.425
F03.870.400
Unique ID
D020920
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020920
Scope Note
A broad category of sleep disorders characterized by either hypersomnolence or insomnia. The three major subcategories include intrinsic (i.e., arising from within the body) (SLEEP DISORDERS, INTRINSIC), extrinsic (secondary to environmental conditions or various pathologic conditions), and disturbances of circadian rhythm. (From Thorpy, Sleep Disorders Medicine, 1994, p187)
Entry Term(s)
Adjustment Sleep Disorder
Environmental Sleep Disorder
Limit-Setting Sleep Disorder
Nocturnal Eating-Drinking Syndrome
Sleep Disorder, Adjustment
Sleep Disorder, Environmental
Sleep Disorder, Limit-Setting
Sleep Disorders, Extrinsic
Previous Indexing
Circadian Rhythm (1966-1999)
Public MeSH Note
2000
History Note
2000
Date Established
2000/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/11/03
Revision Date
2016/03/03
Dyssomnias Preferred
Sleep Disorders, Extrinsic Narrower
Adjustment Sleep Disorder Narrower
Environmental Sleep Disorder Narrower
Limit-Setting Sleep Disorder Narrower
Nocturnal Eating-Drinking Syndrome Narrower
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