The European Academy for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia: An initiative of the European Insomnia Network to promote implementation and dissemination of treatment
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Insomnia, the most prevalent sleep disorder worldwide, confers marked risks for both physical and mental health. Furthermore, insomnia is associated with considerable direct and indirect healthcare costs. Recent guidelines in the US and Europe unequivocally conclude that cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT‐I) should be the first‐line treatment for the disorder. Current treatment approaches are in stark contrast to these clear recommendations, not least across Europe, where, if any treatment at all is delivered, hypnotic medication still is the dominant therapeutic modality. To address this situation, a Task Force of the European Sleep Research Society and the European Insomnia Network met in May 2018. The Task Force proposed establishing a European CBT‐I Academy that would enable a Europe‐wide system of standardized CBT‐I training and training centre accreditation. This article summarizes the deliberations of the Task Force concerning definition and ingredients of CBT‐I, preconditions for health professionals to teach CBT‐I, the way in which CBT‐I should be taught, who should be taught CBT‐I and to whom CBT‐I should be administered. Furthermore, diverse aspects of CBT‐I care and delivery were discussed and incorporated into a stepped‐care model for insomnia.
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A recent review of psychological interventions targeting sleep in university students found small to large effects for relaxation techniques.
“Indeed, a recent review of psychological interventions targeting sleep in university students found: small to medium effect sizes in studies providing sleep hygiene; small to large effects for those employing relaxation techniques; and large effects in those providing CBT approaches [90].”
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A recent review of psychological interventions targeting sleep in university students found large effects for CBT approaches.
“Indeed, a recent review of psychological interventions targeting sleep in university students found: small to medium effect sizes in studies providing sleep hygiene; small to large effects for those employing relaxation techniques; and large effects in those providing CBT approaches [90].”
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A recent review of psychological interventions targeting sleep in university students found small to medium effect sizes in studies providing sleep hygiene.
“Indeed, a recent review of psychological interventions targeting sleep in university students found: small to medium effect sizes in studies providing sleep hygiene; small to large effects for those employing relaxation techniques; and large effects in those providing CBT approaches [90].”
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) interventions alleviate insomnia symptoms.
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- Authors
- Baglioni, C., Altena, E., Bjorvatn, B., Blom, K., Bothelius, K., Devoto, A., Espie, C. A., Frase, L., Gavriloff, D., Tuuliki, H., Hoflehner, A., Högl, B., Holzinger, B., Järnefelt, H., Jernelöv, S., Johann, A. F., Lombardo, C., Nissen, C., Palagini, L., Peeters, G., Perlis, M. L., Posner, D., Schlarb, A., Spiegelhalder, K., Wichniak, A., & Riemann, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- Region Stockholm (SE)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Centre for Sleep Medicine Rome Italy
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Nordic Sleep Centre Tallinn Estonia
- Innsbruck Medical University (AT)
- Institut für Bewusstseins- und Traumforschung (AT)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- University of Pisa (IT)
- Kempenhaeghe (NL)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Bielefeld University (DE)
- Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology (PL)
- Corresponding author
- Baglioni, Chiara
- ORCID
- Baglioni, Chiara
- Altena, Ellemarije
- Bjorvatn, Bjørn
- Blom, Kerstin
- Bothelius, Kristoffer
- Devoto, Alessandra
- Espie, Colin A.
- Frase, Lukas
- Gavriloff, Dimitri
- Högl, Birgit
- Holzinger, Brigitte
- Järnefelt, Heli
- Jernelöv, Susanna
- Johann, Anna F.
- Lombardo, Caterina
- Nissen, Christoph
- Palagini, Laura
- Peeters, Geert
- Perlis, Michael L.
- Schlarb, Angelika
- Spiegelhalder, Kai
- Wichniak, Adam
- Riemann, Dieter
- Venue
- Journal of Sleep Research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2019-12-19
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e12967-e12967
- ISSN
- 0962-1105 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2869
- OpenAlex
- W2996290599
- Cited by
- 259
- References
- 117
- Citations by year
- 2026: 23 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 59 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 20
- FWCI
- 26.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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- public-domain
- creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (vor)
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- Journal of Sleep Research (publishedVersion, public-domain)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Uppsala University Publications (Uppsala University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
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- Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja (submittedVersion)
- Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld (Universität Bielefeld) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Institutional Research Information System University of Ferrara (University of Ferrara) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, insomnia, hypnotics, stepped care, treatment dissemination, first-line therapy, sleep disorders
- MeSH terms
- Europe, Female, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Male, Middle Aged, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome
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