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Review
. 2022 Feb 1:11:4.
doi: 10.12703/r/11-4. eCollection 2022.

We know CBT-I works, now what?

Alexandria Muench  1   2 , Ivan Vargas  3 , Michael A Grandner  4 , Jason G Ellis  5 , Donn Posner  6 , Célyne H Bastien  7 , Sean Pa Drummond  8 , Michael L Perlis  1   2
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Review

We know CBT-I works, now what?

Alexandria Muench et al. Fac Rev. .

Abstract

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has been shown to be efficacious and now is considered the first-line treatment for insomnia for both uncomplicated insomnia and insomnia that occurs comorbidly with other chronic disorders (comorbid insomnia). The purposes of this review are to provide a comprehensive summary of the efficacy data (for example, efficacy overall and by clinical and demographic considerations and by CBT-I formulation) and to discuss the future of CBT-I (for example, what next steps should be taken in terms of research, dissemination, implementation, and practice).

Keywords: CBT-I; Efficacy; Future Directions; Insomnia.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.No competing interests were disclosed.No competing interests were disclosed.No competing interests were disclosed.

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Table 1.
Table 1.. CBT-I Outcomes Overall and by Variable Group or Type.
*, ES calculated; Ω, Insufficient Data (ESs not avaiable, nor the data required for their calculation). Note: The missing data above should in and of themselves consitute a road map for work that needs to get done.
Table 2.
Table 2.. BSM Reccomendations.
Table 3a.
Table 3a.. SRT & SCT Rules Sleep Restriction Therapy (SRT) Rules Based on the 1st Four Published Treatment Manuals.
Table 3b.
Table 3b.. SRT & SCT Rules Stimulus Control Therapy (SCT) Rules Based on the 1st Three Published Treatment Manuals.
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