Endemic in Western societies (~18–23%), sleep disorders are often co-morbid and rank as a major risk factor for psychiatric,
cerebro-cardiovascular, metabolic or hormonal diseases [
[1]
]. They also aggravate everyday's life, often to a relevant extent. Subjects with sleep
disorders complain of excessive daytime drowsiness, impaired cognition, mood changes,
anxiety, fatigue, or reduced tolerance to pain more often than good sleepers [
[2]
]. They seek medical assistance or anticipate retirement more frequently and use more
prescribed medication according to surveys and population-based studies [
[3]
].Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: November 11, 2016
Accepted:
October 28,
2016
Received:
October 26,
2016
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☆The authors equally contributed in the manuscript preparation. The paper has not been published previously, is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and if accepted will not be published elsewhere including electronically in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the copyright-holder. No funding has been requested or obtained. There is no conflict of interest to be disclosed.
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