Therapy More Effective Than Drugs to Treat Insomnia?
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recommends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for chronic insomnia. Although medications may help relieve insomnia, the effects are often short and side effects are common. We often think of insomnia as a medical illness, which requires medication. However, the traditional medications used to…