Abstract
Chronic insomnia is preferably treated with cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI), but many insomnia sufferers receive medication instead, likely because of high costs, lack of knowledge about optimal insomnia treatment among physicians, and lack of CBTI-trained professionals in mental health care. A possible solution is to offer CBTI through the Internet: I-CBTI. I-CBTI is generally acceptable to patients and greatly improves insomnia symptoms. We review the state of knowledge around I-CBTI and its effects. CBTI's effectiveness is influenced by treatment characteristics and patient-specific factors. We review potential factors that help identify which patients may benefit from I-CBTI.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 117-131 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Sleep Medicine Clinics |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 5 May 2020 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2020 |
Funding
Disclosure Statement: The online cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia program, i-Sleep, was developed at the VU University Amsterdam by Annemieke van Straten and further developed in collaboration with Jaap Lancee (University of Amsterdam) and T. van der Zweerde (VU University). The authors have no commercial interest in this program. Annemarie Luik has previously worked in a position funded by Big Health Inc. (Sleepio); she currently has no commercial or financial interest in Big Health Inc.
Keywords
- CBT for Insomnia (CBTI)
- Chronic insomnia
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Insomnia
- Internet
- Online psychological treatment
- Tailoring treatment
