Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques
By (Author) Colin A. Espie
Little, Brown Book Group
Robinson Publishing
26th January 2006
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Sleep disorders and therapy
616.84982
Paperback
256
Width 132mm, Height 197mm, Spine 17mm
208g
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All the help you need to conquer your sleep problems and start living life to the fullPoor sleep is one of the most common health problems and can leave you feeling exhausted, stressed and run-down. While prescribed medications and over-the-counter remedies rarely offer lasting benefits, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can help enormously and is the treatment of choice for insomnia.Develop good pre-bedtime routines.The most effective relaxation techniques.Establish a new sleeping and waking pattern.Deal with a racing mind.Use sleeping pills more effectively.Handle jet lag and sleepwalking.A sensible, lucid description of the leading treatment of insomnia by an internationally renowned expert.
Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Glasgow, Colin Espie is a member of many societies in sleep medicine including the British Sleep Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.