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Article: Cognitive behavior therapy appears beneficial for long-term treatment of insomnia.
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- Drug Week
- Article date:
- June 5, 2009
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For patients with persistent insomnia, a combination of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and the medication zolpidem for 6 weeks was associated with improvement in sleep, although for a longer treatment period CBT alone was more beneficial, according to a study in the May 20 issue of JAMA.
Insomnia is a prevalent public health problem affecting large segments of the population on a situational, recurrent, or chronic basis. "Persistent insomnia is associated with significant impairments of daytime functioning, reduced quality of life, and when persistent insomnia is not treated, ...