Hyperarousal and insomnia: State of the science

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-15

  Bonnet, Michael H ^a   Arand, Donna L ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperarousal; Insomnia; Primary insomnia; Psychophysiological insomnia; Sleep; Sleep disorders; Sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DOXEPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LORAZEPAM; MELATONIN; NORADRENALIN;

AROUSAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENING DOSAGE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERAROUSAL; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPINEPHRINE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; RATS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 72649089287     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2009.05.002     Document Type: Review

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