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Article: WVU Psychology Department Offers Insomnia Treatment
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- The State Journal
- Article date:
- December 15, 2006
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MORGANTOWN - The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Psychology Department at West Virginia University is offering a new, drug-free treatment for insomnia.
The treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, has been proved more effective and longer lasting than pharmaceutical therapy, said Dr. Amy Fiske, WVU assistant professor of psychology.
"People see that it works beautifully," Fiske said. "Usually, symptoms decline 50 percent after eight weeks of treatment. That is equivalent to the effects of medication. Even after a year, CBT-I patients continue to get better. With pills, you get the benefit only if you keep taking the pills."
Insomnia is defined as difficulty falling asleep, ...