What causes insomnia?
What causes insomnia?
Insomnia is caused by a few factors in tandem: genetic predisposition, precipitating events, perpetuating factors and conditioned arousal. Watch sleep behavior expert Lisa Medalie, PsyD, explain how these factors can cause episodes of insomnia.
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