Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia: comparison of individual therapy, group therapy, and telephone consultations.
Forty-five adults with primary insomnia received cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) implemented in a group therapy format, in individual face-to-face therapy or through brief individual telephone consultations. The results indicate that CBT was effective in improving sleep parameters with all 3 methods of treatment implementation, and there was no significant difference across methods of implementation. All 3 treatment modalities produced improvements in sleep that were maintained for 6 months after treatment completion. These results suggest that group therapy and telephone consultations represent cost-effective alternatives to individual therapy for the management of insomnia.
Bastien
Célyne H
CH
Ecole de Psychologie, Universite Laval, Quebec, Ste-Foy, PQ, Canada. celyne.bastien@psy.ulaval.ca
Morin
Charles M
CM
Ouellet
Marie-Christine
MC
Blais
France C
FC
Bouchard
Sébastien
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone