Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia comorbid with chronic pain

Introduction: Both chronic pain and sleep disturbances are common and potentially very disabling problems (Smith and Haythornthwaite, 2004). At least 6 % of the population suffer from chronic insomnia (Ohayon, 2002), and the prevalence of longstanding pain is 19 % (Breivik et al., 2006). However, the prevalence of insomnia among individuals with chronic pain seems to be around 50% (Sivertsen et al., 2009). Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has been shown effective for both primary and comorbid insomnia (Morgenthaler et al., 2006), among other for people with chronic pain (Tang, 2009).

Source: Sleep Medicine - December 1, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: K. Bothelius, C. Lu, M.-M. Str åle, S. Jernelöv, M. Jansson-Fröjmark, P. Lindberg, V. Kaldo Tags: Insomnia Source Type: research