Brief Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia

Heather E Gunn; Joshua Tutek; Daniel J Buysse

doi:10.1016/j.jsmc.2019.02.003

Brief Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia

Sleep Med Clin. 2019 Jun;14(2):235-243. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2019.02.003. Epub 2019 Apr 1.

Authors

Heather E Gunn¹, Joshua Tutek², Daniel J Buysse³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, 505 Hackberry Lane, Box 870348, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0348, USA. Electronic address: hegunn@ua.edu.
² Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, 505 Hackberry Lane, Box 870348, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0348, USA.
³ Sleep & Chronobiology Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

PMID: 31029189
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2019.02.003

Abstract

Cognitive behavioral treatment for insomnia (CBTI) is an effective treatment of insomnia; however, there are insufficient CBTI providers for the 10% to 25% of the population who have insomnia. Brief behavioral treatment for insomnia (BBTI) is a 4-session manualized treatment paradigm administrable in medical settings by nonpsychologist health professionals. BBTI is effective in reducing symptoms of insomnia, such as sleep onset latency, wake after sleep onset, and sleep efficiency. In some cases, BBTI resulted in full remission from insomnia. Ongoing clinical trials are further testing the efficacy of BBTI using alternative treatment deliveries and in primary medical care settings.

Keywords: BBTI; Behavioral treatment; Brief treatment; Insomnia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / methods*
Humans
Psychotherapy, Brief / methods*
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / therapy*