Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

DESCRIPTION

• Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an empirically validated approach to cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of chronic insomnia.
  • The purpose of CBT-I is to provide the patient with a set of skills that can be used to promote sleep.
  • These skills focus on modifying maladaptive behaviors, thoughts, and physiological responses that maintain and/or exacerbate insomnia.
• The approach to CBT-I is present-focused and problem-specific.
  • CBT sessions are structured and goal oriented.
  • The course is time-limited (typically one-hour session per week for 8 weeks).
  • The CBT-I therapist is typically trained in behavioral sleep medicine.