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Article: TALK THERAPY BEATS DRUGS FOR INSOMNIA
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- United Press International
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- September 27, 2004
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United Press International
09-27-2004
Talk therapy beats drugs for insomnia
BOSTON, Sep 27, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Boston researchers have found that cognitive behavioral therapy is more effective than sleeping pills in treating chronic sleep-onset insomnia.
In a study summarized in the Sept. 27 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School found non-drug techniques yield better short- and long-term results than the most widely prescribed sleeping pill, zolpidem, commonly known as Ambien.
It is the first placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the separate and combined effects of the CBT and ...
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