Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Study shows that Cognitive Therapy* Provides Insomnia Relief


According to a study conducted in the U.S., cognitive behavioral therapy* can benefit people with chronic insomnia. The researchers who conducted the study studied data gathered from 115 patients between the ages of 14 and 81 who had chronic onset insomnia, sleep maintenence insomnia or both. These patients went through cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), which makes the person learn to identify thoughts and patterns that interfere with sleep. After this, around 50% and 60% of patients said that they experienced remission of the primary sleep difficulty they suffered from. Read more about this exciting study

* Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as described by The Beck Institute states that this method is one of the few forms of psychotherapy that has been scientifically tested and found to be effective in over four hundred clinical trials for many different disorders. In contrast to other forms of psychotherapy, cognitive therapy is usually more focused on the present, more time-limited, and more problem-solving oriented. Indeed, much of what the patient does is solve current problems. In addition, patients learn specific skills that they can use for the rest of their lives. These skills involve identifying distorted thinking, modifying beliefs, relating to others in different ways, and changing behaviors.

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