Insomnia

Journal article

Authors: Espie, C; Bartlett, D

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Pages: 554-556
• Publication date: 2010-05-18
• DOI: 10.1002/9781444317008.ch142
• Language: English
• Keywords: Insomnia, affecting one-third of adults - 9-12% on a chronic basis; Insomnia and daytime impairments - fatigue, inattention and mood changes; International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD-2) - diagnosis and differentiation of insomnias; Insomnia, observed in medical, neurological and psychiatric disorders; Insomnia, repeated difficulty in initiating sleep and maintaining sleep; Sleep restriction therapy; Slowly reduces time in bed to match recorded sleep duration - increasing sleep efficiency and confidence; Cognitive control - intrusive thoughts needing to be addressed before bedtime