Reports have suggested that people who are having trouble sleeping at night may be being wrongly diagnosed as having insomnia.

Carolyn Schur, a fatigue management specialist at the Associated Sleep Services explains that coming to the correct conclusion is crucial.

Miss. Schur explains that sleep difficulties can be due to stress, trauma or abuse, she adds that doctors “tend to deal with insomnia as though it was one entity”

She goes on to explain “We’re starting to understand that the symptoms of not being able to sleep, not being able to stay asleep, and waking early are the criteria by which you diagnose insomnia.”