About one in nine adults suffer from chronic insomnia and its residual effects like drowsiness, cognitive issues, and ...

Two common treatments for insomnia flopped for patients undergoing hemodialysis, according to the SLEEP-HD trial. After 6 weeks of treatment, people who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy for ...

The landscape of sleep medicine has evolved significantly, with insomnia emerging as a critical focus in healthcare. Modern understanding of this sleep disorder has revealed its complex nature and far ...

As far back as the 1800s, patients were prescribed medication for insomnia. While barbiturates were popularized in the early 1900s, they were soon replaced by benzodiazepines, such as Valium (1960s ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. January 22, 2009 — Nonpharmacologic approaches to treat chronic insomnia are reviewed for family clinicians in an article published in the January ...

It's well-established that the best treatment for chronic difficulty sleeping is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). While some medications may be as effective in the short-term, CBT-I ...

Sleep is something you may take for granted — until it becomes elusive. While an occasional sleepless night is nothing to worry about, chronic insomnia is a different story altogether. Affecting an ...

Everyone has trouble sleeping from time to time, especially when things are stressful. But some people lie awake night after night, silently suffering from chronic insomnia. Losing so much sleep can ...

Medication is commonly used to treat insomnia while behavioral therapies are often not adequately tried. Many clinicians are not aware of the usefulness, effectiveness, and proper way to treat ...

Insomnia causing sleepless nights, daytime fatigue and poor health outcomes is a cycle worth busting, experts say, with depression, anxiety and stress a common co-occurrence. A study of more than 450 ...

Imagine suddenly losing the ability to sleep. No, not just the occasional night of insomnia here or there, or even the chronic sleep deprivation that most of us in modern society have come to tolerate ...

Learn more about 11 celebrities who live with insomnia, the sleep condition that causes trouble falling or staying asleep, and how they manage it to lead healthier lives.