A member asked:

How dangerous is sleep deprivation and why? i'm just really curious, and also, what is the difference between insomnia and sleep deprivation?

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Dr. Ravi Chand answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Insomnia: Insomnia is difficulty initiating, maintaining or waking early or non restorative sleep sleep deprivation is continuous absence of sleep and it can cause death usually after 7 days of no sleep.

Answered 12/10/2013

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