Sleep specialist S. Justin Thomas, Ph.D., has grown accustomed to people looking at him as though he is an eight-headed monster. That’s his way of referring to the reaction he gets from patients when ...

Sleep, we all need it, yet for many, it remains an elusive nightly quest. In today's fast-paced world, the rise in sleep disorders, with insomnia being the most prevalent, is a concern that demands ...

Nurse-supported, self-directed cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for insomnia reduced severity scores and improved sleep outcomes, a randomized trial of veterans showed. Among 178 veterans, Insomnia ...

Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, specializing in mental health, sleep and nutrition coverage. She has invested hundreds of hours into studying and researching sleep and holds a ...

A quarter of Americans develop acute insomnia every year, according to a study from the University of Pennsylvania. Sleep is crucial to everything. But the harder you try to sleep, the more difficult ...

University of Alabama at Birmingham sleep specialist Justin Thomas, Ph.D., says he often gets odd reactions from patients when he tells them about one of the most effective ways to overcome insomnia: ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, or CBT-I, is a short-term, highly structured form of therapy used to treat chronic insomnia. Like other forms of CBT, CBT-I targets a client’s maladaptive ...