Insomnia

About 40% of the population experiences difficulty falling or staying asleep at some time in a given year, while 10% of people suffer chronic insomnia. This concise reference written by leading experts for busy clinicians provides practical and up-to-date advice on current approaches to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of insomnia.
Professionals and students learn to correctly identify and diagnose insomnia and gain hands-on information on how to carry out treatment with the best evidence base: cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) both recognize CBT-I as the first-line treatment approach to insomnia. Appendices include useful resources for the assessment and treatment of insomnia, which readers can copy and use in their clinical practice.

A concise guide to the assessment and treatment of insomnia for busy professionals:

• Examines the evidence for treatments that work
• Guides through the complexities of assessment
• Practical guidance on CBT for insomnia (CBT-I), recommended by AASM and ACP
• Clinical pearls give hands-on advice
• Copyable tools for assessment and CBT-I

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Hogrefe Publishing GmbH

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Wohlgemuth, William K.; Fins, Ana Imia

ISBN:

978-0-88-937415-7

Specialty:

• Psychology

Language:

English

Edition:

1st Ed.

Pages:

94

Publication Year:

2019

• Hogrefe Publishing Book Collection