Primary
Sleep disorders are divided into two subcategories: Dyssomnias are
those disorders relating to the amount, quality, and timing of
sleep. Parasomnias relate to abnormal behavior or physiological
events that occur during the process of sleep or sleep-wake
transitions. We use the perm primary to differentiate these sleep disorders
from other sleep disorders that are caused by outside factors, such as
another mental disorder, medical disorder, or substance use. The
primary sleep disorders are listed below:
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