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Depression blog
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April 21, 2009
Cognitive behavioral treatment helps treat insomnia
By Gabrielle J. Melin, M.D.
We hope you enjoyed the blog series on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help treat and manage depression.
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Insomnia has also been shown to improve with CBT. Cognitive behavioral therapy can be provided both individually or in a group setting. The importance of a quality night's sleep can't be emphasized enough, especially when dealing with depression. Just think about it, if everything in your life is going well and your only problem is your sleep, this alone can significantly disrupt your life.
Even not sleeping well for one night can make your depression worse. A comprehensive treatment plan, including an insomnia evaluation, is necessary to successfully treat depression. Treating your insomnia will likely require that you make changes in your life. Medication may be recommended to use short-term for insomnia, depending on the cause. Share with others here if you've found CBT effective in treating insomnia.
1 comment posted
November 11, 2009 12:16 a.m.
Antidepressants changed my life! I have always had sleep problems and have been on various antidepressant for some 30 years. Now I have insomnia again. Don' know what should be prescribed. Ambien was great for sleep latency and sleep, but after 6 weeks, had bad moring memory lapse, New Rx lists same side effects as Ambien has. I'm on Wellbutin X several years.
- Ellen
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