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37 - Self-help treatments for older adults with primary and co-morbid insomnia

from Part 4 - Treatment of sleep disorders in the elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2010

S. R. Pandi-Perumal
Affiliation:
Somnogen Inc, New York
Jaime M. Monti
Affiliation:
Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Andrew A. Monjan
Affiliation:
National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland
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Mental and physical health impairments are common consequences of insomnia among older adults. Self-help cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) treatments could play an important role in filling the treatment gap in the older adult population in particular. Self-administered treatment or self-help is defined as any therapeutic intervention that was designed to be implemented by the client and presented in a written, audiotaped, videotaped, or computerized format (or combination thereof). This chapter reviews the efficacy of self-help programs for primary and co-morbid insomnia. Accumulating evidence has shown that self-administered therapy delivered in various forms, including bibliotherapy, audiotapes, video- and Internet-based protocols, is on a par or only slightly less effective than therapist-led CBT-I. Several studies confirm that these interventions are efficacious in both older and younger adult samples, and with primary and co-morbid insomnia populations. A promising application of self-help therapies for insomnia, is encompassed in a stepped -care model.
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2009

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