Who is predisposed to insomnia: A review of familial aggregation, stress-reactivity, personality and coping style

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 237-247

  Harvey, Christopher James ^a   Gehrman, Phil ^b   Espie, Colin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

5HTTLPR; Insomnia; Neuroticism; Personality; Stress reactivity; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

BEHAVIOR; BIRTH; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILIAL AGGREGATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROSIS; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP; STRESS; STRESS REACTIVITY; TWINS;

EID: 84897116551     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2013.11.004     Document Type: Review

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