Assessment of the altered state, i.e., sleepiness in real-life situations among insomniacs

Pages: 580-582
Sarika Boora (Department of Psychology, GD Goenka University, Gurgaon, Haryana )

Insomnia is a condition wherein a person has problems regarding his/her patterns of sleep. Falling asleep, being unable to remain asleep are examples of disrupted sleep patterns. Some insomniacs have trouble falling asleep and remaining asleep. The subject must also suffer some degree of impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of daytime functioning such as “tiredness, lack of energy, difficulty concentrating, and irritability”. In this study we have assessed the altered state i.e. sleepiness in real- life situations among insomniacs. For this we took a sample of 200 people, 100 control group and 100 insomniacs and applied Epworth Sleepiness Scale to assess sleepiness. The study reveals that Daytime Sleepiness among insomniacs was more prominent. Our findings suggest that the assessment and treatment of insomnia-related complaints should be included in any overall plan of care designed to optimize sleepiness as well as other important clinical outcomes.