Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia with Dr. John Emens

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Sleep Psychiatrist Dr. John Emens takes on the topic of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.  Hosted by Allison Zhou and Nakai Corral Questions? [email protected] Topics covered: Introduction to cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia Sleep education Stimulus control Sleep restriction therapy Circumstances in which medication may be indicated Contraindications to sleep restriction Alternatives Studies Mentioned: Review of CBTI vs. medications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481424/ Overview of the pharmacology of sleep: https://aasm.org/resources/pdf/pharmacologictreatmentofinsomnia.pdf Study on two groups with insomnia or not, odds to develop depression: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108260/ Resource for online CBTi: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/insomnia/treatment/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-insomnia CBTI for depression: https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/31/4/489/2454177?login=true IRT vs. IRT + CBT vs. Prazosin: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4265653/

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Sleep Psychiatrist Dr. John Emens takes on the topic of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. Hosted by Allison Zhou and Nakai Corral Questions? [email protected] Topics covered: Introduction to cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia Sleep education Stimulus control Sleep restriction therapy Circumstances in which medication may be indicated Contraindications to sleep restriction Alternatives Studies Mentioned: Review of CBTI vs. medications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481424/ Overview of the pharmacology of sleep: https://aasm.org/resources/pdf/pharmacologictreatmentofinsomnia.pdf Study on two groups with insomnia or not, odds to develop depression: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108260/ Resource for online CBTi: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/insomnia/treatment/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-insomnia CBTI for depression: https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/31/4/489/2454177?login=true IRT vs. IRT + CBT vs. Prazosin: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4265653/

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