Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia: A Session-by-Session Guide [Hardcover]

Michael L. Perlis (Author), Carla Jungquist (Author), Michael T. Smith (Author), Donn Posner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 17, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0387222529 | ISBN-13: 978-0387222523 | Edition: 1

• CBT is a new, increasingly popular method of treatment that provides measurable results and is therefore reimbursed by insurance companies • Title is ahead of the curve, there's no competition • Concise, practical manual • Contains reader-friendly, role-playing exercises to apply to daily practice

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From the Back Cover

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.

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (August 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387222529
• ISBN-13: 978-0387222523
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #948,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, practical & easy to read, April 14, 2006

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Alexander M. Villareal - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia: A Session-by-Session Guide (Hardcover)

Perlis and collaborators put together a succinct and practical book on CBT for insomnia. The book is aimed for clinicians, researchers and sleep behavioral therapists. This beautiful hardcover edition begins with defining insomnia and explaining the conceptual framework of CBT treatment. Then, step by step, the author explains how to perform 8-sessions of behavioral therapy. Each concept is reinforced by a sample dialogue; it is like having a coach next to the reader. Troubleshooting frequently encountered problems such as non-adherence is also explained. Then a sample case, session by session. To finalize, the appendices have useful clinical tools. All of these qualities make this book a must for sleep medicine fellows, or clinicians interested in CBT for insomnia.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for ALL Health Care Providers, December 21, 2008

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Richard D. Simon Jr. (Walla Walla) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia: A Session-by-Session Guide (Paperback)

Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders in the 24/7 world we live in. It's estimated that about 30% of the industrialized population has occasional bouts of insomnia during any given time and that fully 10% of the population has chronic insomnia. Although hypnotics can be helpful - they appear to be most helpful in transient insomnias (usually caused by transient stresses) which occur from time to time in people who are generally good sleepers. Hypnotics are also helpful in those with chronic insomnia but when stopped the insomnia typically recurs. In other words the effect of hypnotics is not a durable effect after the hypnotics are stopped.

Cognitive behavioral therapy of chronic insomnia, on the other hand, is every bit as effective as hypnotics (the effect sizes are similar) but cognitive behavioral therapy has durable effects which can be measured up to a year after therapy has been completed. Cognitive behavioral therapy is the foundation of therapy for chronic insomnia. Yet until recently, there haven't been many "good" references on how the non-sleep specialist actually provides this type of therapy. This book answers that need.

This book, written by several of the world's experts on insomnia, is a practical guide for the practitioner that describes the various components of cognitive behavioral therapy of insomnia (CBTI). CBTI combines aspects of sleep hygiene, stimulous control, sleep restriction, and cognitive therapy into an integrated approach. The session by session guide will be helpful to all counsellors - the authors provide a very rational and "doable" integration. Each session builds on progress made in the previous section. And the book has sufficient background information in the beginning to give most practioners a reasonable exposure to some fundamental principles of sleep medicine.

Practicing psychologists, psychiatrists, masters level counselors, primary care providers will find this book indespensible in their practices. The book is clearly written for practitioners and fills a very needed void in the practical literature on insomnia.

As a practicing sleep specialist, I give this book my highest recommendation. In fact, I've purchased several copies to distribute to health care practioners where I live - this book is a MUST read.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sleep Tight, June 30, 2009

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kenpodoc (Mississippi) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia: A Session-by-Session Guide (Paperback)

Great book. Easy to follow Effective I use the sessions as they are with little modification.