Paradoxical intention vs stimulus control in the treatment of severe insomnia.
This study compared the effectiveness of paradoxical intention, stimulus control, information and a control group on severe sleep onset insomnia. Results showed that paradoxical intention and stimulus control were equally effective but significantly better than the information and control groups. It is suggested that treatment be adapted for each individual according to data collected from the intensive behavioral analysis of each case.
D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011897:Random Allocation; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000628:therapy*