Tag: CBT for insomnia
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Everything You Need To Know About CBT For Insomnia
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is considered the frontline, gold standard treatment for chronic insomnia. However, people are generally less familiar with CBT-I compared to other available treatment options, such as sleep medication. Therefore, it can be helpful to understand more about what CBT-I is and how it works. In this post, I discuss…
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How To Evaluate A Sleep Diary: For CBT Insomnia Therapists
What is a sleep diary? A sleep diary is a prospective measure that allows people to track their nightly sleep routine. Carney et al. (2012) developed the Consensus Sleep Diary, which is the gold standard measure for sleep tracking. The sleep diary can be found here. Each morning, the patient is asked to spend a…
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Five Benefits Of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Insomnia
CBT for Insomnia as the first line treatment Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is considered the gold standard for treatment of insomnia. It is the preferred first-line treatment method compared to medication for chronic insomnia for reasons discussed in the post CBT-I works by leveraging our sleep systems to address the causes of insomnia.…
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