Australia Urged to Break Sleeping Pill Dependence in Favor of CBT-I
Only 1% of Australians with insomnia access CBT-I, according to Flinders University researchers who are calling for changes to improve access to this proven non-drug treatment.
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FDA Clears Prescription Digital Insomnia Therapeutic
The digital therapeutic uses cognitive behavioral therapy to treat chronic insomnia in adults, with clinical trials showing up to 76% efficacy.
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The Insomnia Paradox
Early in my sleep tech career, I figured insomnia was a sleep disorder for the day shift to handle.
Digital Insomnia Solution Raises $6M to Expand App Reach
The funding round will enhance and broaden the reach and capacity of the company’s mobile app designed to help users overcome insomnia.
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Online Insomnia Treatment Also Reduces Problem Drinking
An online treatment for insomnia may improve both sleep and problem drinking patterns in people who drink heavily.
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Insomnia App Sleep Reset Now HSA/FSA Eligible
Sleep Reset’s digital sleep program for insomnia is now available for Health Savings Account and Flex Spending Account holders.
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Does Treating Insomnia Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk? A $3M NIH Grant Explores
A scientist at IUPUI was awarded a $3 million NIH grant to explore whether treating insomnia can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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How Can I Get Some Sleep? Which Treatments Actually Work?
A look at why common remedies may not work, the benefits of CBT-I, and a review of pharmacological treatments for insomnia.
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Sleepio Digital Therapeutic Improves Insomnia in Users With Comorbid Anxiety or Stroke
New research reveals that Sleepio reduces anxiety symptoms in individuals with co-existing insomnia and anxiety, while a separate study highlights the treatment’s impact on stroke survivors.
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Health Care Originals Acquires Dawn Health’s Virtual Insomnia Care Platform
Health Care Originals, a maker of cardiopulmonary wearable systems, has acquired Dawn Health’s virtual care platform, which offers cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.
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Sleep-Wake Therapy Improves Depression in Adolescent Night Owls
Researchers found that a cognitive-behavioral sleep therapy intervention helps adolescent night owls combat depression by aligning their natural sleep rhythms with daily responsibilities.
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$1.5M Grant to Fund CBT-I Programs for Insomnia in Brain Cancer Patients
Psychologists at VCU Massey Cancer Center will use the funding to implement behavioral intervention strategies to treat insomnia in people who have been diagnosed with brain cancer.
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Japan Approves App-Based Insomnia Treatment
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan has approved a prescription-only digital therapeutic intended to assist physicians providing cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.
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Primary Care Nurses Could Bridge the Gap in Insomnia Care
Researchers from the University of Oxford have found that a brief form of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia delivered by primary care nurses significantly improves sleep and quality of life compared to sleep hygiene alone.
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Is Tackling Chronic Pain a Prerequisite for Insomnia Treatment?
Myth or fact?: Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia will work only if chronic pain is first addressed.
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CBT-I Reduces Alcohol-Related Harm Among Veterans
A study led by a University of Missouri School of Medicine researcher has established that CBT-I is an effective first-line treatment for insomnia among individuals with alcohol use disorder, regardless of abstinence from alcohol.
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Pediatric Insomnia Treatment Is Shifting
How increased awareness of behavioral sleep medicine could be a game-changer for children.
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Partnership Provides Unlimited Sleep Disorder Services to Paramedics
The Coopérative des techniciens ambulanciers de la Montérégie in Canada is offering its members free access to the services of HALEO, a professional virtual sleep clinic.
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