New Treatment Avenues for Insomnia: Beyond CBT-I
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 May 2021) | Viewed by 3345
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sleep; sleep disorders; insomnia; dreams; nightmares; depression; anxiety; treatment; COMISA; sleep deprivation
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Dear Colleagues,
The efficacy of cognitive–behavioral treatment for insomnia (CBT-I) has been shown many times. However, some data also suggest that the gain in sleep time is minimal between pre- and post-treatment (less than 10 minutes). Furthermore, in this new era of digital communication, new modalities for administering CBT-I appear. Still, few studies have provided conclusive positive results.
The current Special Issue is for those of you who are using new treatment modalities or new treatments (for example, tDCS, neurofeedback, pharmacotherapy, behavioral design or even dream research design) to increase the efficacy of CBT-I or to offer alternatives to CBT-I altogether.
In addition, this current issue has a special interest in treatments targeting different age groups (what about treatment of insomnia in children? In the elderly?) and cultural aspects (CBT-I might not be optimal in different cultures or should be adapted).
If you do have data corresponding to the themes of this Special Issue, please do share them with us. If you feel your theoretical point of view about treatment would benefit the scientific community, please feel free to let us know. After all, we are all working to find the best way to alleviate sleep difficulties and help suffering individuals worldwide. Thank you for your interest and contribution.
Prof. Dr. Célyne Bastien
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- treatment modalities
- CBT-I
- insomnia
