Now There’s Evidence Digital CBT-I Works in Other Languages Too
A team at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's has compared a Norwegian-language version of SHUTi with online patient education about sleep.
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Online CBT-I Program Adapted for Young Adults Helps Cancer Survivors Correct Maladaptive Sleep Habits That Can Develop During Cancer Treatments
The insomnia intervention tested in the study is known as SHUTi (Sleep Healthy Using the Internet) was developed by researchers at the University of Virginia and adapted for adolescents and young adult cancer survivors by the study investigators.
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Online Insomnia Treatment SHUTi Also Reduces Depression
An online program used to treat insomnia can also significantly reduce anxiety and depression with...
CBT-I Effective for Insomnia in Pregnant Women, Study Shows
The cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I ) program Sleepio improved symptoms of insomnia, depression, and anxiety in pregnant women better than traditional treatment. Jennifer Felder, PhD, an assistant...
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Video-Conference CBT-I May Be an Accessible Solution for Your Insomnia Patients
New research suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy delivered live over telemedicine works as...
Read MoreBehavioral Therapy for Insomnia Shows Benefit for Children with Autism and Their Parents
Several studies report a strong link between insomnia and the severity of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-related symptoms, including social impairment, communication difficulties, and anxiety. Insomnia’s impact on children...
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Become Your Child’s Sleep Coach: The Bedtime Doctor’s 5-Step Guide, Ages 3-10
A new self-help book, “Become Your Child’s Sleep Coach,” strives to give parents...
Read MoreCerebra Signs Licensing Agreements for Sleep Diagnostic Software and CBT-I Program
Winnipeg, Canada-based Cerebra, a sleep-focused digital health company, has completed two new licensing agreements. The first is with Magdy Younes, MD, FRCPC, PhD, of Younes Respiratory Technologies Inc for sleep diagnostic...
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Sleep Data Gets $6M Investment to Accelerate Expansion of Virtual Care Platform
San Diego-based sleep medicine practice Sleep Data has received $6 million from HCAP Partners, a...
Read MoreSleep Therapy for the Masses May Be Coming to You Soon
CVS Health wants to help millions of American workers improve their sleep. So for the first time, the big pharmacy benefits manager is offering a purely digital therapy as a possible employee benefit, reports The New York Times....
Read MoreBig Health Wants You to Cure Your Insomnia with Its App, Then Delete It — and Some Investors Hate That Idea
Investors wonder if apps that are meant to be curative are really a sustainable business model, reports CNBC. In digital health, a burgeoning space that is attracting billions of dollars in venture capital, investors are most...
Read MoreDigital CBT-I App First to Be Available to CVS Caremark Clients Via New Vendor Benefit Management
CVS Health had launched Vendor Benefit Management, a service developed to help CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management (PBM) clients more easily contract, implement, and manage their choice of available and emerging third-party...
Read MoreStudy Compares Different Strategies for Treating Insomnia
New research indicates that for treating insomnia, stimulus control therapy (which reassociates the bed with sleepiness instead of arousal) and sleep restriction therapy are effective, and it is best to use them individually...
Read MoreTelemedicine As Effective As Face-to-face Delivery of CBT-I
Preliminary findings from two analyses of an ongoing study suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) delivered by telemedicine is as effective as face-to-face delivery. Results of a randomized controlled...
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In Menopause, Cognitive Behavior Therapy Effective in Managing Sleep Disturbances
Although hormone therapy (HT) is the most commonly recommended treatment for menopause symptoms,...
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New Evidence Supports Screening Neurology Patients for Sleep Disorders
Cleveland Clinic researchers study links between seizure frequency and insomnia severity. By Lisa...
Read MoreCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Effective for Patients With Schizophrenia
Up to 80% of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia have a concurrent insomnia disorder. New research shows that cognitive behavioral therapy significantly reduces insomnia in patients with schizophrenia. In this nonrandomized,...
Read MoreHow I Finally Started Sleeping Again
A patient regains sleep via cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, reports WebMD. I was very pleased to learn that there are methods to help with insomnia, and that I didn’t have to continue to try new medications that...
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