Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia: A Session-by-Session Guide / Edition 1

by Michael L. Perlis, Carla Jungquist, Michael T. Smith, Donn Posner

Overview

Cognitive behavior therapy which has been adapted to treat so many problems, has also brought data-driven and data-yielding treatment to insomnia. Focusing on this evidence-based modality, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia is a much-needed treatment manual that provides clinicians with the why’s and how’s of this approach in concise and practical terms.

This book, which is written as a reader-friendly guide, is intended for clinical trainees, non-insomnia sleep specialists, and for expert CBT clinicians from outside the sleep medicine field who wish to begin the process of learning to provide empirically validated CBT-I.

The Book is organized into seven parts: definition of insomnia; review of the conceptual; framework for treatment; overview of the components of therapy; session-by-session guide; dialogues; assessment and eligibility for CBT-I; and sample documentation. The organizing principles for the guide can best be expressed as two seemingly simple questions:

“Who is appropriate for CBT-I?”

“What does one need to know to set up a Behavioral Sleep Medicine service?”

The guide provides all that one needs to confidently answer these questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387774404
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	04/01/2008
Edition description:	2005
Pages:	182
Product dimensions:	0.00(w) x 0.00(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Michael L. Perlis, PhD

Dr. Perlis is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and URMC Neurosciences Program at the University of Rochester and is the Director of the UR Sleep Research Laboratory. His clinical expertise is in the area of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. His research interests include sleep in psychiatric disorders and neurocognitive phenomena in insomnia, the mechanisms of action of sedative hypnotics, and the development of alternative treatments for insomnia. He was a founding member of the AASM's Behavioral Sleep Medicine Committee and of the editorial board for the Journal of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. He currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Sleep Research and the Journal SLEEP and he hosts an annual seminar on CBT-I for those interested in learning the techniques.

Table of Contents

The Definition of Insomnia.- The Conceptual Framework for CBT-I.- The Components of Therapy.- CBT-I Session by Session.- CBT-I Example Dialogues for Patient Questions and Challenges.- A Case Example.

Editorial Reviews

4 Stars! from Doody

Reviewer: Sheila M. Dowd, PhD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This book provides a step-by-step cognitive behavioral intervention for the treatment of insomnia. The authors review the theoretical framework and a session-by-session outline.
Purpose: This is a treatment manual offering a thorough and detailed guide to the cognitive behavioral treatment of insomnia (CBT-I). There is significant empirical evidence that CBT-I is effective especially long-term and therefore this is an important contribution to the field.
Audience: As stated by the author, the manual is intended for clinicians and students in the field of behavioral sleep medicine as well as those outside the field. The manual provides resources for certification and suggestions for advanced training. The book presents all the necessary components to use this therapeutic intervention. All of the authors are on faculty at leading universities and behavioral sleep departments.
Features: The manual begins with definitions of sleep disorders and the conceptual background for treatment. It proceeds to outline CBT-I session-by-session, providing the theoretical basis, sample dialogues, and necessary tools. The dialogue boxes throughout the book provide important examples of how to present information to patients. A section is dedicated to difficult situations and strategies to handle challenges. In addition, the book provides information for setting up a behavioral sleep medicine clinic.
Assessment: This easy-to-read, session-by-session manual clearly develops the framework for, and provides the tools to implement, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, all while guiding the clinician through the potential challenges. The authors offer useful advice and case examples. Overall, this book will be very practical for students and practitioners and is an important addition to the literature.

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