Summary: Common clinical sleeping disorders include insomnia, REM disturbance sleep disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, hypopnea and sleep terrors. Find out when an individual should talk to a physician or psychiatrist about sleeping problems with help from a psychologist in this free video on clinical sleep disorders.
Robert B. Hernandez, PsyD, received his doctorate in clinical psychology in 2001. Dr. Hernandez's ability to marry cognitive behavioral techniques on an analytical foundation is key in...read more
"Hello, my name is Dr. Robert Hernandez. I'm a psychologist in Miami, Florida, and I'm president and owner of La Farfalla Retreat House. Sleep disorders can vary and there are many. The common ones are insomnia, which is when a person has difficulty falling asleep. Another one is the REM disturbance sleep disorder, which is when a person usually wakes up, or interrupted sleep, during the night. There's also obstructive sleep apnea, which a lot of people do get prescribed, and this is basically when the airways are obstructed. And then you have hypopnea, which is the person breathes very shallow during the night and that also causes a respiratory concern for that. But there are many other types of sleep disorders, including sleep terrors and things of that nature. The important thing is to talk with your primary care physician or psychiatrist or a psychologist if you're experiencing any type of sleep disturbance because, once again, sleep is very important to your daily functioning."
eHow Article: List of Clinical Sleep Disorders