Nonpharmacologic Strategies in the Management of Insomnia: Rationale and Implementation

Sleep Medicine Clinics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-204

  Glovinsky, Paul B ^a,b   Yang, Chien Ming ^c   Dubrovsky, Boris ^d   Spielman, Arthur J ^a,d  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b St Peter's Sleep Center   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC AGENT;

BEHAVIOR; CHRONOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INSOMNIA; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SLEEP RESTRICTION THERAPY;

EID: 64749084286     PISSN: 1556407X     EISSN: 15564088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2008.01.007     Document Type: Review

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