Disordered sleep: Ask the right questions to reveal this hidden confounder

Many patients are sleep deprived but are either unaware of, or unwilling to acknowledge, their problem. Sleep deprivation occurs because of inadequate sleep duration (often caused by insomnia or simply not allowing enough time for sleep), or poor sleep quality (often caused by sleep-disordered breathing). These conditions can be diagnosed by obtaining a thorough sleep history that consists of 5 groups of questions. The specific questions that should be asked in order to make a more accurate diagnosis are included in this article from Current Psychiatry, available at http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/the-publication/issue-single-view/disordered-sleep-ask-the-right-questions-to-reveal-this-hidden-confounder/913369ef53768717303c9cd35a58e790.html.