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Insomnia E-Guide

It's about much more than sleep...

Insomnia as a disorder is much more than a few sleepless nights. It reflects a chronic problem that can leave you dreading bedtime and desperate for rest. Use this e-guide to learn the symptoms, causes, and most importantly, what the best-evidence treatments are for this condition.

Course curriculum

1

Key Components
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Clinical Presentation
- Prevalence
- Measuring Insomnia
- Epworth Sleepiness Scale
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
- Insomnia Severity Rating Scale
2

Causes
- Introduction
- Psychological Causes of Insomnia Rating Form
- Perfectionism
- Sensitivity, Worry, and Anxious Rumination
- Nocturnal Mentation
- Poor Sleep Hygiene
- Other Mental Disorders
- Physical causes of Insomnia Rating Form
- Body Temperature
- Stimulant Use
- Chemistry
- Genetic Factors
- Connectivity
- Neural Networks Tour
- Medical Conditions
3

Treatment Methods
- Introduction
- Psychological Treatments for Insomnia Rating Form
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi)
- Stimulus Control
- Relaxation Training
- Sleep Restriction
- Biofeedback Therapy
- Paradoxical Intention
- Sleep Hygiene Therapy
- Body-Oriented causes of Insomnia Rating Form
- Lifestyle Change
- Botanicals
- Over-the-counter remedies
- Prescription Sleep Medications
- Other Prescription Medications
4

Summary
- Where do you go from here?
- References

Dr. Robert Shepherd, Psychologist

Myndplan

My office

Beaver Valley

Ontario, Canada