Candidate cognitive processes in psychophysiologic insomnia

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-17

  Broomfield, Niall M ^a,b   Gumley, Andrew I ^a   Espie, Colin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention bias; Cognitive behavior therapy; Metacognition; Psychophysiologic insomnia

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REVIEW; SLEEP INDUCTION; SLEEP PATTERN;

EID: 20544464348     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jcop.19.1.5.66328     Document Type: Review

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