Sleep is essential for regenerating and recharging the active state of
the body physically and mentally. Neural system is responsible for insomnia.
Stress the neurons to work and they synchronize their work with your body
ultimately helping you for better sleep. ‘Sleep hygiene’ is the coined term to
help explain factors that affect sleep. Avoiding smoking, alcohol and caffeine,
timely sleep, regular eating habits, exercise and sleeping pills are the basic
remedies for getting purge of sleeping disorders every individual is aware of.
The other best remedy is cognitive therapy that helps you for better sleep.
What is cognitive behavior therapy?
Cognitive behavior therapy is a form of therapy that involves changing thought
patterns and may lead to a better attitude towards 'sleep hygiene'. Cognitive
behavioral therapy is the most widely used psychological intervention for the
people suffering from insomnia.
One can have treatment with a therapist on your own or in a group or even by
reading about it in different books available. Researchers are working for the
development of cognitive behavior therapy, the way this therapy helps insomnia.
This therapy helps one to look at the change in their feeling, thinking and
behavior. Cognitive behavior therapy includes sleep hygiene education, stimulus
control, sleep restriction and muscle relaxations.
Results obtained
On survey it has been proved that people who had a course of cognitive sleep
therapy slept better right after treatment. Most of the people practicing
cognitive behavior therapy are still suffering from insomnia. It almost takes
three months to get recovered from insomnia after coursing cognitive behavior
therapy. Many researchers have not proved whether this therapy is reliable. That
means cognitive behavior therapy is contradictory. Participants receiving
Cognitive behavior therapy improved their sleep efficiency from 81.4% at
pretreatment to 90.1% at 6-month comparing with a decrease from 82.3% to 81.9%
in the zopiclone group. The interventions based on this therapy are superior to
zopiclone treatment both in short and long-term management of insomnia
especially in older adults. Internet, the home for information can help one to
know more information regarding cognitive behavior therapy.
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