Chronic insomnia usually refers to the inability to get to sleep, or stay asleep, for a period lasting more than:
a. 2 days.
b. 1 week.
c. 1 month.
d. 6 months.
c
Chronic insomnia usually refers to the inability to get to
sleep, or stay asleep, for a period lasting more than 1 month.
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