Article: TALK THERAPY BEATS DRUGS FOR INSOMNIA


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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