Summary

Cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has been shown to be an effective treatment, as indicated by a review conducted by the Standards of Practice Committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. CBT-I is a multicomponent treatment involves one or more of the following: stimulus control therapy, sleep restriction therapy, sleep hygiene, paradoxical intention, relaxation therapy, imagery training, and cognitive restructuring for unhelpful beliefs about sleep. Sleep hygiene is a form of psychoeducation that helps a patient understand the health practices and environmental factors that may be affecting sleep in either a detrimental or a beneficial way. CBT-I as a multicomponent treatment has been shown to be an efficacious treatment. Insomnia symptoms are the most frequently reported sleep complaints in the general population. Etiology in insomnia is often thought of in a diathesis-stress model, with insomnia exceeding a clinical threshold when a predisposing factor is present.

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