Dyssomnia

toc = Definition: = Sleep disorders in which the timing, quantity, or quality of sleep is impaired. p. 116 Gen. Psych. chapter 4, pp. 116

= Examples: =
 * Narcolepsy
 * Sleep apnea
 * Insomnia

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