Insomnia Disorder in People Coping with Grief or Loss

Key things to know What the evidence shows
How common is it? Not established disorder prevalence
Is it more common among people coping with grief or loss? Acute sleep disruption common after loss
Are people coping with grief or loss at higher risk? #N/A
How much higher is the risk? NE
How often can it be missed? Very High
Does it show up differently among people coping with grief or loss? Strong Yes contextually
How might it look different? Difficulty falling asleep, repeated waking, nightmares or early waking common after loss; chronic persistence differs from normal acute grief
What commonly occurs alongside it? Depression; prolonged grief; PTSD
What can it be confused with? Normal acute grief sleep disturbance; PTSD; depression
Common screening tool ISI — Insomnia Severity Index
Separate screening tool for people coping with grief or loss None

Most often taken Self-Assessments

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