title: Insomnia in the community.
abstract: This study is the first to document the prevalence of insomnia in Malays and Chinese in a Singapore community. The overall rate of insomnia was low at 15.3% with females and Malays at higher risk. Patients with insomnia had significantly higher sleep latency, awakenings at night, as well as a report of not feeling fresh throughout the day. There was an association between insomnia patients with increased stress levels, especially at home, and a higher rate of co-morbid minor psychiatric disorder. However, most patients do not seek medical help, and even less resort to sleeping pills.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Perera
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kok
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Tsoi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D013315:Stress, Psychological