How can we make CBT-I and other BSM services widely available?

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-13

  Perlis, Michael L ^a,c   Smith, Michael T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 47849121464     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27071     Document Type: Editorial

References (7)

1. http://www.aasmnet.org/BSMSpecialists.aspx
2. http://consensus.nih.gov/2005/2005InsomniaSOS026main.htm
3. http://www.aasmnet.org/Articles.aspx?id=420
4. Currently, 89 PhD, PsyD, and MDs are credentialed, See http://www.aasmnet.org/BSMSpecialists.aspx
5. For an overview re: the efficacy and effectiveness of CBT-I, we recommend the reader review the several meta-analysis published on this topic. A reference list and FAQs sheet can be provided by the first author at Michael_Perlis@URMC.Rochester.edu
6. http://www.aasmnet.org/BSMPrograms.aspx
7. Note: Of all of these possibilities, support from industry may seem to some the least likely source of funding. This said, the manufacturers of CPAP devices and actigraphs, and light boxes, etc. would clearly benefit from joining such an initiative and it is our experience (contrary to what might be expected) that several pharmaceutical companies have indeed been willing to provide support for CBT-I training.