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CBT-I could be used to treat insomnia
25 Jun 2009
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-I) could be an effective treatment for people suffering from insomnia, new research has suggested.
Findings presented at the Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies revealed that between 50 and 60 per cent of study participants with chronic sleep onset insomnia, sleep maintenance insomnia or both experienced improved sleep after receiving CBT-I.
Those who completed five or more treatment sessions enhanced their sleep efficiency, reduced their average nightly awakenings and boosted their total time asleep.
Lead author Ryan Wetzler, of Sleep Medicine Specialists, US, said that CBT could be an "effective approach" for people with chronic insomnia.
"CBT-I teaches strategies to 'reset' the bodily systems that regulate sleep," he explained.
"Since these systems also play a role in regulation of mood, pain and other bodily processes, skills developed through CBT-I may also have a positive impact on mood, anxiety, pain and other associated medical or psychiatric conditions."
Females, the elderly and individuals with a history of a depression are more likely to experience insomnia.
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