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Could chronic insomnia be a psychiatric or neurological disorder?
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Sleep disorder: There can be many different causes for sleep disruption and both psychiatric and neurological problems can affect. See a sleep specialist, perhaps do an overnight sleep study and get back on schedule.
Answered 5/17/2013
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Insomnia: Chronic insomnia patients have approximately 40 to 50 % chance of getting psychiatric illness.
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