An experimental assessment of a Pennebaker writing intervention in primary insomnia

Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-105

  Mooney, Patricia ^a   Espie, Colin A ^b   Broomfield, Niall M ^b  

^a Elizabeth Martin Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING;

EID: 65549162586     PISSN: 15402002     EISSN: 15402010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15402000902762386     Document Type: Article

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