The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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Cognitive behavioural treatment for insomnia in primary care: a systematic review of sleep outcomes.
Practice guidelines recommend that chronic insomnia be treated first with cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), and that hypnotic medication be considered only when CBT-I is unsuccessful. Although there is evidence of CBT-I's efficacy in research studies, systematic reviews of its effects in primary care are lacking. ⋯ The findings support the effectiveness of multicomponent CBT-I in general primary care. Future studies should use standard sleep measures, examine daytime symptoms, and investigate the impact of hypnotic tapering interventions delivered in conjunction with CBT-I.