Learned Psychophysiological Insomnia
When rest becomes a source of tension night after night, it may be learned psychophysiological insomnia: a difficulty sleeping that is maintained because the person associates the bed and bedtime with worry and the effort to fall asleep.
Usual features: tossing and turning a lot when lying down, sleeping better outside the usual environment, and anticipatory anxiety about the night that feeds the problem.
Why does it persist? The very fear of not sleeping generates arousal and reinforces the cycle, so that the insomnia is learned and perpetuated.
Who can help? Mental health professionals, such as a clinical psychologist or a psychoanalyst, work with the habits and associations linked to sleep. If rest has been disturbed for some time, talking it over with a specialist may open up alternatives.
Data on 117 doctors who treat learned psychophysiological insomnia
Specialties that treat learned psychophysiological insomnia
Treatment by city
Doctors specialized in learned psychophysiological insomnia
Dr. Iraís Díaz Báez
Dr. Iraís Díaz Báez
Dr. Shelly Márquez
Dr. Shelly Márquez
Dra. Brenda Magdalena Rodríguez Muñoz
Dr. Irving Granados Velázquez
Dr. Lesbros Pablo Huelsz
Dra. Gabriela Osio Morales
Dr. Felix Velasco Alva
Dra. Josefina Maldonado Lozano
Dra. Monica Claudia Luna Pineda
Dra. Esperanza Olivas Elias
Dra. Martha Alicia Luna Chavez
Dr. Tadeo Javier Meza Quintero
Dr. Tadeo Javier Meza Quintero
Dra. Tania Rey
Dra. Tania Rey
Dra. Estefanía Castillo González
Dr. Marisol Leyva
Dr. Ecsar Valles Miranda
Frequently asked questions
What is learned psychophysiological insomnia?
When rest becomes a source of tension night after night, it may be learned psychophysiological insomnia: a difficulty sleeping that is maintained because the person associates the bed and bedtime with worry and the effort to fall asleep.
Which doctor treats learned psychophysiological insomnia?
Learned Psychophysiological Insomnia is usually treated by specialists in complementary therapist, psychoanalyst, psychologist, sexologist, clinical psychologist.