the history
Last reviewed 01/2018
The history is a standard psychiatric history with the additional components:
- going to bed - lateness, settling difficulties, fears, rituals
- during the night - wakening, episodic behaviour, snoring, restlessness, bedwetting
- waking - early, difficulty
- during the day - lethargy, sleepiness
For any sleep disorder:
- the precise clinical details
- onset
- course
- frequency
- associated features
- diagnosis and treatment
- effect on the family
Plus, any family history.