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Effectiveness of CBT

Research shows that CBT is even more effective than sleeping pills for insomnia. In fact, 75% of people with insomnia will greatly improve their sleep using CBT. Three studies that have directly compared CBT to sleeping pills found that CBT was more effective. Unlike sleeping pills, the improvements from CBT last long after the treatment is over, and CBT doesn’t have any of the side effects of sleeping pills.

CBT gets these results because it’s based on a simple yet powerful concept: insomnia is caused by learned thoughts and behaviors that can be unlearned, or changed.

 

What others are saying...

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has proven to be highly effective for insomnia

“Puts people to sleep faster than sleeping pills”

—American Journal of Psychiatry, January 2002

 

“Works as well or better than sleeping pills”

—Journal of Family Practice, November 2007

 

“Is the preferred treatment for chronic insomnia”

—National Institutes of Health, New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, American Psychological Association, Consumer Reports
 

 

CBT effectively reduces or eliminates sleeping pill use

“Eliminates sleep medication use in 60% of long-term nightly users”

—American Journal of Psychiatry, 2004

 

“Reduces or eliminates sleep medication in 90% of patients”

—American Journal of Medicine, 1996
 

 

 

Using CBT, you can change learned thoughts and behaviors that are keeping you from getting a good night’s sleep. CBT helps people who have a hard time sleeping learn to:

  • Change stressful, untrue thoughts about sleep
  • Change behaviors that keep them awake
  • Improve relaxation skills
  • Improve lifestyle habits that affect sleep