Cognitive Refocusing Treatment for Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial in University Students

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 100-110

  Gellis, Les A ^a   Arigo, Danielle ^a   Elliott, Jennifer C ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; Cognitive therapy; Insomnia; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE REFOCUSING TREATMENT FOR INSOMNIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INSOMNIA SEVERITY INDEX; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP AROUSAL DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; THINKING; TREATMENT DURATION; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84872309196     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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