Psychiatric Times shares a case of a patient with difficult-to-treat insomnia highlights the pervasive daytime effects of this condition.
A 47-year-old man has trouble falling asleep and reports not getting enough sleep throughout the night. He says he has no energy to do anything other than work and sit around at home.
His wife and daughter have accompanied him to the office visit. They explain that his moodiness has gotten worse over the past year. They say that he is irritable and sometimes seems down and uninterested in talking with them at home.
The patient works rotating shifts in a factory and has had the same job and schedule for about 5 years.
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