Sleep medicine is an extremely young field, beginning in earnest only in the 80s and 90s. It's not surprising that folks haven't heard of sleep disorders. Go back 10 years and ask if people had heard of sleep apnoea and you'll get a lot of puzzled looks too.
Also, I didn't say anything about how widespread it was - I said it fucked people up and it's not a pseudodisease.
It's not to say that there aren't overprescription issues, just don't fall into the Prozac trap - just because something's overprescribed doesn't mean there isn't a real disease around.
Also, I didn't say anything about how widespread it was - I said it fucked people up and it's not a pseudodisease.
It's not to say that there aren't overprescription issues, just don't fall into the Prozac trap - just because something's overprescribed doesn't mean there isn't a real disease around.