The new issue of *Canadian Psychology* includes an article: “Chronic
Insomnia: Recent Advances and Innovations in Treatment Developments and
Dissemination.”
The author is Charles M. Morin.
Here’s how the article begins:
[begin excerpt]
Sleep is a vital function, essential to psychological and physical well-
being.
Not surprisingly, sleep disturbances, particularly insomnia, are very
common amongst individuals with psychological or medical problems.
Insomnia is amongst the most prevalent health complaints and the most
common of all sleep disorders in the general population.
Epidemiological estimates indicate that 30% of the adult population
reports insomnia symptoms at least occasionally, while 10% presents an
insomnia disorder (Morin, LeBlanc, Daley, Gregoire, & Merette, 2006;
Ohayon, 2002).
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