The future of behavioral sleep medicine.
Behavioral Sleep Medicine is a relatively new discipline with roots in Behavioral Medicine and a specific focus on behavioral aspects of Sleep Medicine. While cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is most closely identified with Behavioral Sleep Medicine, the discipline and its practitioners offer a wider array of interventions for pediatric and adult sleep disorders. Despite the existence of these evidenced-based behavioral strategies for the major sleep disorders, it is the exception, rather than the norm, when behavioral sleep medicine is fully integrated into a sleep medicine practice. A brief history of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, challenges to achieving greater integration, progress made to date, and suggestions for the immediate future are presented.
Pigeon
Wilfred R
WR
Sleep & Neurophysiology Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Blvd. Rochester, NY 14642, USA. Wilfred_Pigeon@urmc.roschester.edu
Crabtree
Valerie McLaughlin
VM
Scherer
Michael R
MR
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001524:Behavioral Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D013038:Specialization