---
type: Condition
title: Insomnia & Sleep Disorders
description: Chronic insomnia as evaluated and treated by CARMAhealth's psychiatric and family medicine practitioners, primarily through evaluation and medication management.
resource: https://carmahealth.com/conditions/insomnia
tags: [carmahealth, condition, insomnia, sleep, psychiatry]
timestamp: 2026-07-08T20:00:00Z
---

# Insomnia & Sleep Disorders

Condition profile within the [CARMAhealth](../carmahealth.md) bundle. Facts below are drawn from the provider's own condition page, retrieved 2026-07-08.

## How CARMAhealth describes it

CARMAhealth frames insomnia as a medical condition, not an occasional sleepless night: difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early, with compounding daytime effects (poor concentration, low energy, irritability). The site defines chronic insomnia (citing NHLBI) as occurring three or more nights per week for longer than three months and not fully explained by another health problem.

The provider stresses a bidirectional relationship with psychiatric conditions — [depression](./depression.md), [anxiety](./anxiety.md), and [PTSD](./ptsd.md) disrupt sleep and are worsened by poor sleep — so treatment addresses the full clinical picture, not the sleep problem in isolation. Care is led by psychiatric or family medicine practitioners.

## Screening / evaluation approach

Treatment starts with a comprehensive [psychiatric evaluation](../services/psychiatric-evaluation.md) assessing sleep patterns, medical history, and co-occurring conditions, and determining whether sleep problems are standalone or a symptom of a broader condition.

## Treatment options offered

- [Medication management](../services/medication-management.md) — sleep-promoting medications (the site names FDA-approved options suvorexant, eszopiclone, zolpidem, and low-dose trazodone) plus adjustment of existing prescriptions that may be disrupting sleep.
- [Psychiatric evaluation](../services/psychiatric-evaluation.md) — the diagnostic entry point.
- [Telehealth](../services/telehealth.md) — follow-ups and medication check-ins, described as available across Texas and Florida.

## Claims noted (attributed)

- The site states, citing NHLBI and published research, that 10 to 15 percent of adults experience chronic insomnia, with an additional 20 to 30 percent reporting occasional symptoms.
- The site states untreated chronic insomnia raises the risk of high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and depression.
- The site states most insurance plans cover psychiatric evaluations and medication management for insomnia.

## Sources

- Live page: https://carmahealth.com/conditions/insomnia — Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- Mirror: https://mr.carmahealth.com/conditions/insomnia — Retrieved 2026-07-08.