Effectively Treating Insomnia with Non-Pharmacologic Interventions

Target audience and instructional level of this voice: intermediate

Chronic insomnia is highly prevalent in our society, and it is a major cost to society in terms of health care expenditure and reduced productivity. Non-pharmacologic interventions have been studied and shown to produce reliable and sustained improvements in sleep patterns of patients with insomnia. This course surveys the identification of chronic insomnia and a variety of effective non-pharmacologic interventions for it.

Learning Objectives

After completing this training the professional will:

• summarize the definition and incidence of chronic insomnia, and diagnostic evaluation considerations.
• identify a variety of effective non-pharmacologic interventions for chronic insomnia, and how to employ them.

Parul Harsura, MD and Jennifer Kessman, MD

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