A new study shows that online treatment for chronic insomnia has a good success rate. The sleep study, published in the June 1 issue of SLEEP, used a five-week online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program.

The results revealed a significant improvement in insomnia severity, daytime fatigue and sleep quality. The lead researcher, Norah Vincent, PhD, is a psychologist at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. She said, “The cognitive therapy section was designed to help individuals to develop realistic expectations about sleep and the impact of sleep on next-day functioning while teaching a variety of strategies for coping with an …read more