Insomnia

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Insomnia is common and can be serious. It is estimated that 10% to 30% of the population may have insomnia. Insomnia can cause accidents and poor productivity at work. Psychiatric disorders, particularly anxiety and depression, are common comorbidities. To find out more about this problem and what we can do about it, please do listen to this BMJ Best Practice podcast interview with John Winkelman, Chief of the Sleep Disorders Clinical Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. To find out more about insomnia, visit BMJ Best Practice. Competing interests: JWW has received honoraria for consulting to Avadel, CVS, Eisai, and Merck, and research grants from Merck and the RLS Foundation.