Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques

by Colin Espie

Overview

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All the help you need to conquer your sleep problems and start living life to the full

Poor 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472105769
Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date:	11/01/2012
Series:	Overcoming Books
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Colin A. Espie PhD, DSc is Professor of Sleep Medicine in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences and a Fellow of Somerville College, University of Oxford. He is Director of the Experimental and Clinical Sleep Medicine programme within the Sleep & Circadian Neuroscience Institute, and Clinical Director of the Oxford Online Program in Sleep Medicine. Dr Espie has authored/co-authored over three hundred publications and books, particularly on CBT, and is co-founder of Big Health (Sleepio) which develops digital interventions for insomnia.