Secondary Insomnia

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This paper provides an insight into secondary insomnia, a mental disorder that is common in the presence of chronic pain and examines how painkillers such as Benzodizepens, which are minor tranquilizers, are frequently used to control pain. It proposes a research study to test the hypothesis that cognitive therapy combined with painkillers is the best therapy for subjects experiencing insomnia secondary to chronic pain. The study is also designed to compare the effects of the cognitive therapy group with the drug therapy group to see if cognitive therapy can be used as a substitute to drugs.

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"A survey conducted by the Partners Against Pain, an educational program sponsored by Purdue Pharma, reports one third of people polled suffering from chronic pain feel it is so severe and debilitating they feel they cannot function as normal people, and sometimes the pain is so bad they feel they do not want to live. Forty percent of people suffering from chronic pain are not comfortable talking about their pain, and thirty seven percent say that their pain leaves them isolated with feelings of loneliness. Fifty six percent of surveyed patients report that pain interference with sleep ranks number one in effecting their daily life."

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