title: Insomnia: Getting to the cause, facilitating relief.
abstract: Chronic insomnia is often the result of multiple underlying physiologic, psychological, and social factors. A sleep log, sleep hygiene, CBT, and medication can help.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. Email: adam.j.sorscher@hitchcock.org.|Medical Director, The Sleep Health Center, Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, NH, USA.
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sorscher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives