فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Insomnia is one of the most prevalent sleep disorders whose increase is highly affected by stresses of life. Significant prevalence of insomnia in Iran and other countries imposes a huge economic burden on the patient and the society; because it needs many models of treatment. In addition, insomnia disturbs patient’s daily activities because of effects on the social relationships and also job activities of the patient. As in modern medicine the cure of insomnia is usually symptomatic, and considering many side effects of sedative drug, the current study investigates causes of insomnia from the viewpoint of Iranian traditional medicine and compares it with modern medicine.  This study is a survey which investigates different valid textbooks of Iranian traditional medicine. It collects texts about insomnia, its causes, and its signs and symptoms and expresses them in separate sections. Also, causes of insomnia from valid textbooks of modern medicine is collected and compared. In Iranian traditional medicine, insomnia is called “sahar”. Iran’s traditional physicians have classified the causes of insomnia under two categories: arbitrary and non-arbitrary. They mention ill-temperament of brain as one of the main causes of non-arbitrary insomnia. These causes are compared with causes of insomnia in modern medicine such as medical, psychological and environmental disorders. Some causes of insomnia in traditional medicine are confirmed in modern medicine but other causes of insomnia exist in traditional medicine that is not in modern medicine and is needed to more research.