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Other Sleep Disorders

The Other Sleep Disorders Section is comprised of the following subsections:
  • Sleep Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition
    The essential feature of Sleep Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition is a prominent disturbance in sleep that is severe enough to warrant independent clinical attention and is due to a general medical condition.
  • Substance-Induced Sleep Disorder
    The essential feature of Substance-Induced Sleep Disorder is a prominent disturbance in sleep that is sufficiently severe to warrant independent clinical attention and is judged to be due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (i.e., a drug of abuse, a medication, or toxin exposure).
Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text RevisionTM. Copyright 2000 American Psychiatric Association. All Rights Reserved.