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ICSD-2 Classification

I.  Insomnia

         Adjustment Insomnia

         Psychophysiological Insomnia

         Paradoxical Insomnia

         Idiopathic Insomnia

         Insomnia Due to Mental Disorder

         Inadequate Sleep Hygiene

         Insomnia due to Drug or Substance

         Insomnia due to Medical Condition

         Insomnia not due to substance or known Physiologic Condition, Unspecified

         Physiologic (Organic) Insomnia, Unspecified

 

 

General Criteria for Insomnia

    1. Complaint of difficulty initiating sleep, maintaining sleep, waking up too early, or sleep that is chronically non-restorative or poor in quality
    2. Despite adequate opportunity and circumstances to sleep
    3. Must have some daytime consequence

         Fatigue or malaise

         Attention, concentration or memory impairment

         Social or vocational dysfunction or poor school performance

         Mood disturbance or irritability

         Daytime sleepiness

         Motivation, energy or initiation reduction

         Proneness for errors accidents at work or while driving

         Tension, headaches or GI symptoms in response to sleep loss

         Concerns or worries about sleep

 

Adjustment Insomnia

         Diagnostic Criteria

        Symptoms meet criteria for insomnia

        Temporally associated with stressor

        Sleep disturbance is expected to resolve when the acute stressor resolves or the patient adapts to the stressor

        lasts < 3 months

         Prevalence 15-20%, more common in women and older adults

         Previous history of insomnia, anxiety or depressive symptoms predispose people to adjustment insomnia

         If insomnia starts out as an adjustment insomnia but persists longer than 3 months, should be classified as one of the chronic insomnias

         PSG findings (from experimental models) include prolonged sleep latency, increased awakenings, short TST, decreased sleep efficiency

 

Psychophysiological Insomnia

         Diagnostic Criteria

        Symptoms meet criteria for insomnia

        Insomnia is present for At least 1 month

        Patient has conditioned sleep difficulty and/or heightened arousal in bed as indicated by at least 1:

         Excessive focus and anxiety about sleep

         Difficulty in falling asleep when planned but not during monotonous activities

         Sleeps better away from home

         Mental arousal in bed characterized by intrusive thoughts or perceived inability to volitionally cease sleep preventing activity

         Heightened somatic tension in bed

         1-2% of the general population

         12-15% of sleep clinic

         PSG may show prolonged sleep latency, increased WASO, decreased sleep efficiency, increased stage 1, decreased SWS

         Patients with conditioned response to home may have a reverse first-night effect (i.e. sleep better in the lab)

         Often underestimate TST, but no to the extent of paradoxical insomnia

         MSLT often normal (MSL 10-15 min) and appear hyper-aroused

         Actigraphy often overestimates sleep as patients tend to lie in bed motionless while awake

 

Paradoxical Insomnia

         Diagnostic Criteria

        Symptoms meet criteria for insomnia

        Insomnia present for at least 1 month,

        with at least 1 of:

         Chronic pattern of little or no sleep

         Sleep log with very shortened average sleep time, often no naps

         Mismatch between PSG or actigraphy and subjective sleep estimates

        At least 1 of the following

         Reports constant or near constant awareness of environment throughout most nights

         Reports conscious thoughts while laying in bed

        Daytime impairment is not as severe as expected for reported sleep deprivation

         Accounts for < 5% of insomnia patients

         PSG is typically normal

        Estimates of sleep latency at least 1.5 times objectively measured

        Estimates of TST are often 50% or less than objectively measured

Idiopathic Insomnia

         Diagnostic Criteria

        Symptoms meet criteria for insomnia

        Insomnia is present for at least 1 month

        A mental disorder has been diagnosed according to standard criteria

        The insomnia is temporally related to the mental disorder, although insomnia may predate the mental disorder by days to weeks

        The insomnia is more prominent than typical for the mental disorder

         Initiation insomnia common with anxiety disorders, whereas maintenance insomnia and early morning awakening typical with depression

         Most common chronic insomnia in sleep clinic

         PSG findings of fragmented sleep same as other insomnias

        In addition, may see decreased REM latency and increased REM density, particularly with depression

 

Inadequate Sleep Hygiene

         Diagnostic Criteria

        Symptoms meet criteria for insomnia

        Insomnia is present for at least 1 month

        Inadequate sleep hygiene practices (at least 1)

         Improper sleep scheduling, frequent daytime napping, selecting highly variable bedtime or rise times or spending excessive amounts of time in bed

         Routine use of alcohol, nicotine, caffeine prior to bed

         Engagement in mentally stimulating, physically activating or emotionally upsetting activities too close to bedtime

         Frequent use of the bed for activities other than sleep (TV, reading, studying, snacking, thinking, planning)

         Failure to maintain a comfortable sleeping environment

         The sleep disruptive effects of poor sleep hygiene are often obvious to others, but the patients show little insight into this fact.

 

Insomnia due to Drug or Substance

         Prescription medications

        Certain antidepressants, anti-hypertensives, lipid lowering medications, corticosteroids, anti-parkinsonian drugs, theophylline, anorectic agents, antiepileptic medications, pseudoephedrine, stimulant use; withdrawal of sedatives

         Recreational Drugs

        Cocaine, amphetamines

        Alcohol leads to decreased SOL but fragmented sleep

         Foods

        Caffeine

         Toxins, allergens

 

Insomnia due to Medical Condition

         Timing of insomnia relates to onset of symptoms from medical condition

         Common conditions

        Pain syndromes

        COPD, asthma

        Neurologic disorders

        Menopause

        Pregnancy

 

 

Insomnia

Hallmarks of diagnosis

Adjustment Insomnia

Lasts < 3 months

in response to identified stressor

Psychophysiological Insomnia

Conditioned sleep disturbance

heightened arousal in bed

can’t relax

sleeps better away from home

Paradoxical Insomnia

Reported severe sleep deficiency does not correlate with objective testing; Daytime disturbance does not correlate with reported sleep loss

Idiopathic Insomnia

Lifelong since childhood without remission

Insomnia Due to Mental Disorder

Timing of insomnia corresponds with mental disorder

Inadequate Sleep Hygiene

Irregular sleep schedule; use of products or activities preceding bedtime that interfere with sleep

Insomnia due to Drug or Substance

Use of or withdrawal of drug or substance

Insomnia due to Medical Condition

Medical condition

Reference:

The International Classification of Sleep Disorders, Second Edition.  The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Press, 2005.  Can be purchased at the AASM store online!

 

 

 

                

 

 

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