Combined therapeutics for insomnia: Should our first approach be behavioral or pharmacological?

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Morin, Charles M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CBT; Combination therapy; Comparative studies; Compliance; Hypnotics; Insomnia

Indexed keywords

ESTAZOLAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DRUG THERAPY; EFFECT SIZE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SLEEP THERAPY; SLEEP TIME; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845303225     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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