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Article: Consider CBT in cases of secondary insomnia.(Psychosomatic Medicine)(cognitive behavioral treatments)
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- Clinical Psychiatry News
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- August 1, 2007
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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- Cognitive-behavioral treatments can help people overcome chronic insomnia, even when a medical or psychiatric disorder appears to be the primary cause of sleeplessness, Edward J. Stepanski, Ph.D., said at a meeting on sleep medicine sponsored by the American College of Chest Physicians.
Traditionally, behavioral treatments have been reserved for primary insomnia and not recommended for people whose lack of sleep is secondary to other conditions, said Dr. Stepanski, vice president for scientific affairs of the Accelerated Community Oncology Research Network (ACORN) in Memphis, Tenn.
The underlying assumptions--both of which he challenged--are that ...
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