The Role of Acceptance and Mindfulness in the Treatment of Insomnia
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The present article explores possible reasons why acceptance and mindfulness techniques may be beneficial in the treatment of insomnia. First, it is argued that sleep is facilitated by cognitive deactivation, with less controlled information processing as compared with daytime functioning, and correspondingly more acceptance of spontaneously occurring physiological and mental processes. Second, it is argued that mindfulness practice, in the form of nonjudgmental observation of spontaneously occurring physical and psychological processes, may be an effective way of training the skills of cognitive deactivation. As a complement, psychoeducational methods are advocated to help the client develop a more functional schematic model of sleep and sleeplessness.
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This is inconsistent with metacognitive models of insomnia suggesting the de-arousal process is interrupted by attempts to control or avoid internal experiences.
“This is inconsistent with metacognitive models of insomnia suggesting the de‐arousal process is interrupted by attempts to control or avoid internal experiences (Harvey, 2002; Lundh, 2005).”
From Associations between psychological inflexibility processes, pre‐sleep arousal and sleep quality. (2025) · cites this paper as Lundh, 2005
For insomnia, mindfulness allows people to respond to stressors more skillfully by changing the patterns of worry and rumination that improve sleep quality.
“For insomnia, mindfulness allows people to respond to stressors more skillfully by changing the patterns of worry and rumination that improve sleep quality [24].”
The mediating effects of dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep on the outcomes aligned with the mechanism proposed that mindfulness can improve sleep by changing the pattern of worry and rumination.
“The mediating effects of dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep on the outcomes aligned with the mechanism proposed that it was suggested that mindfulness can improve sleep by changing the pattern of worry and rumination [24].”
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- Authors
- Lundh, L.-G.
- Corresponding author
- Lundh, Lars-Gunnar
- ORCID
- Lundh, Lars-Gunnar
- Venue
- Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Published
- 2005-03
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 29-39
- ISSN
- 0889-8391 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-887X
- OpenAlex
- W4253279354
- Cited by
- 112
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 2.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy (publishedVersion)
- Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- insomnia, acceptance, mindfulness, sleep, psychoeducation
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