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Insomnia: 'Long-distance' CBT as effective as in-person therapy


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Please see our privacy policy for more information.The details of this article have been emailed on your behalf.Click here to return to the Medical News Today home page.Studies have shown that at least 10–30% of the world's population, if not more, deal with insomnia, a sleep disorder in which people frequently have difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting good quality sleep.Chronic insomnia can also increase a person's sense of fatigue and their risk of experiencing poor mental health. The researchers have also presented their findings at SLEEP 2019, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC, which took place this year in San Antonio, TX.In the first analysis, the research team compared data relating to sleep patterns and daytime functioning among 30 adults with chronic insomnia, who included 22 women.In the second analysis, the investigators looked at participants' perception of therapeutic alliance, which refers to how well a person relates to their therapist. For the latter group, they used the AASM SleepTM service.The first analysis revealed that both in-person CBT interventions and "long-distance" sessions were equally effective in helping people with chronic insomnia improve their sleep.The second, somewhat more surprisingly, indicated that individuals were also just as satisfied with their therapists regardless of whether the delivery of the CBT sessions was face-to-face or via telemedicine."Preliminary findings from this study suggest that patients undergoing telemedicine for insomnia can feel just as close and supported by their therapist as if they were in the office," says study co-author Deirdre Conroy, Ph.D.Principal investigator J.

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