Talk to your doctor or sleep doctor to see if any of these methods could improve your sleep. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) helps you change actions or thoughts that can keep you from getting a good night’s sleep. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) helps you change actions or thoughts that can keep you from getting a good night’s sleep. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for sleep disorders is a structured program that helps you identify and replace thoughts and behaviors that cause or worsen sleep.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for sleep disorders is a structured program that helps you identify and replace thoughts and behaviors that cause or worsen sleep. CBT is most commonly used to treat sleep disorders. Despite these barriers, it is the best time for more psychologists to learn a treatment that is known to significantly improve clients’ health and well-being, Perlis says.
What is a behavioral remedy for insomnia?
This patient guide summarizes AASM’s recommendations for the use of behavioral and psychological (non-drug) treatments for chronic insomnia in adults. The behavior part of CBT-I helps you develop good sleep habits and avoid behaviors that keep you from getting a good night’s sleep. Behavioral interventions for sleep disorders include relaxation training, stimulus control therapy, sleep restriction therapy, sleep hygiene, paradoxical intention therapy, cognitive restructuring, and other approaches. The behavioral components go beyond the information commonly found on the Internet (or what your friends and family tell you), such as avoiding caffeine or electronic devices just before bed, as the focus is on limiting overall time spent in bed (yes, you read that correctly, spending less time in bed), getting out of bed when you’re awake, and keeping regular sleep and wake times.