Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia
Authors: James M. Trauer, David Cunnington
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2016)

Letters19 January 2016Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic InsomniaJames M. Trauer, MBBS and David Cunnington, MBBSJames M. Trauer, MBBSFrom Melbourne Sleep Disorders Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Search for more papers by this author and David Cunnington, MBBSFrom Melbourne Sleep Disorders Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L15-0484 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:In relation to the definition and duration of insomnia, the terms that we accepted as indicating chronic insomnia are listed in the Supplement and Table 3 presents the sources that the individual studies referenced to obtain their definitions. The 2 studies with insomnia definitions listed as “author-defined” required a duration of 1 month (1) and 6 months (2), and both the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, and the research diagnostic criteria for insomnia disorder require a duration of at least 1 month (3, 4). Therefore, the minimum duration of insomnia required for entry into ...References1. Waters WF, Hurry MJ, Binks PG, Carney CE, Lajos LE, Fuller KH, et al. Behavioral and hypnotic treatments for insomnia subtypes. Behav Sleep Med. 2003;1:81-101. [PMID: 15600131] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Lovato N, Lack L, Wright H, Kennaway DJ. Evaluation of a brief treatment program of cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia in older adults. Sleep. 2014;37:117-26. [PMID: 24470701] doi:10.5665/sleep.3320 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Text Revision. 4th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Pr; 1997. Google Scholar4. Edinger JD, Bonnet MH, Bootzin RR, Doghramji K, Dorsey CM, Espie CA, et al; American Academy of Sleep Medicine Work Group. Derivation of research diagnostic criteria for insomnia: report of an American Academy of Sleep Medicine Work Group. Sleep. 2004;27:1567-96. [PMID: 15683149] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Guilleminault C, Palombini L, Poyares D, Chowdhuri S. Chronic insomnia, premenopausal women and sleep disordered breathing: part 2 Comparison of nondrug treatment trials in normal breathing and UARS post-menopausal women complaining of chronic insomnia. J Psychosom Res. 2002; 53:617-23. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Espie CA, Inglis SJ, Tessier S, Harvey L. The clinical effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic insomnia: implementation and evaluation of a sleep clinic in general medical practice. Behav Res Ther. 2001; 39:45-60. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Cornell JE, Mulrow CD, Localio R, Stack CB, Meibohm AR, Guallar E, et al. Random-effects meta-analysis of inconsistent effects: a time for change. Ann Intern Med. 2014;160:267-70. [PMID: 24727843] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Melbourne Sleep Disorders Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M14-2841. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia James M. Trauer , Mary Y. Qian , Joseph S. Doyle , Shantha M.W. Rajaratnam , and David Cunnington Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia Maurits van den Noort , Peggy Bosch , Heike Staudte , and Sabina Lim Metrics 19 January 2016Volume 164, Issue 2Page: 134-135KeywordsClinical trialsCognitive behavior therapyCohort studiesDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fourth editionDisclosureInsomniaResearch diagnostic criteriaSleep ePublished: 19 January 2016 Issue Published: 19 January 2016 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2016 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...