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Article: A Cognitive Theory and Therapy for Chronic Insomnia
- Article from:
- Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Springer Publishing Company Spring 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The aim of this article is to review progress toward developing a cognitive theory of and therapy for chronic insomnia. The article will begin with a brief overview of cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), the current treatment of choice, which devotes approximately one session to cogn
itive therapy. On the basis of (a) the conclusion from a recent review of psychological treatments for insomnia that cognitive therapy has received insufficient attention and evaluation and (b) the evidence that cognitive therapy for a range of other psychological disorders has improved treatment outcome, the remainder of the article describes another approach to the treatment of insomnia: cognitive ...