Cognitive behavior therapy appears beneficial for long-term treatment of insomnia

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 17:21 in Health & Medicine

For patients with persistent insomnia, a combination of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and the medication zolpidem for 6 weeks was associated with improvement in sleep, although for a longer treatment period CBT alone was more beneficial, according to a study in the May 20 issue of JAMA.

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