Treating primary insomnia: A comparative study of self-help methods and progressive muscle relaxation

Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-82

  Bogdan, Vasile Alexander ^a   Balázsi, Róbert ^a   Lupu, Viorel ^b   Bogdan, Vasile ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Binaural beats; Insomnia; Progressive muscular relaxation; Single subject experiment; Sleep hygiene

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549167541     PISSN: 15847101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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