Product Description

Extensive research conducted over 25 years has established Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as the treatment of choice for insomnia. For the first time, proven CBT principles have been brought together by a practising clinician in a comprehensive self-help manual. In a clear step-by-step approach, new patterns of relaxation, sleeping and waking are quickly learnt.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9296 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
"'The advantages of CBT over hypnotics [sedatives] include the following:...CBT treats the causes of insomnia and produces long-term improvements in sleep; CBT has no side effects.' Dr Gregg Jacobs, Sleep Psychologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center"

About the Author
Professor Colin Espie is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Glasgow. He has been interested in CBT for insomnia for many years and has conducted controlled trials of supervised CBT for insomnia and published a number of academic papers on the subject. He is a member of national and international societies in sleep medicine including the British Sleep Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Customer Reviews

Someone who truly understands Insomnia
I've read every book there is on insomnia, and most are written by authors who have never experienced it and offer lame and obvious 'advice'. This book is the ONLY one I've read that truly understands what it is like to have chronic insomnia (not just a bad couple of nights!). This gives the book immense credibility over any others on the market. I don't know if the author is himself an insomniac or just has an outstanding understanding of what it is like. Doesn't matter - this book is different, and that is what makes it stand out.

The CBT program itself is very easy and very good - sticking to the 6 week timeframe and tasks (i.e not just reading the book cover to cover..!) is crucial. I followed the program religiously, and can report that after 20+ years of insomnia of varying intensity, it was VERY successful. And crucially it still is - 1 year on.

OK, I'm not an expert sleeper, but as the book says, I probably never will be. Some people are good at maths - some are good at sleeping. But gone are the 3am / 5am shockers, and my 'sleep efficiency' (how quickly you nod off) is much much improved.

This is a book for chronic insomniacs. You know who you are! Get it - you won't regret it, and you WILL sleep better. I give it full marks.

Helped me to cure my sleep problems
After reading a few chapters of this book, I came to the section of helping you to self diagnose your specific problem and realised I do not have typical insomnia - I have Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome. I have now been able to completely understand my problem, find lots of research on the matter and have since purchased a Philips GoLITE BLU (light therapy) which has been amazing. Without reading this book I would not have found out what I actually needed to do to cure my sleep problems. A definite book to buy for anyone with sleep problems.

Buy this book !
Cheaper than a prescription and MUCH more worth it. Be patient and read this book as it is written - try not to skip to chapters that you think you need help on !! It really will be worth it. I have found it a great help and my sleep pattern has improved dramatically - my hardest thing was no reading / listening to the radio in bed, something I have done for at least 35 years ! I think that it is well written, not too difficult to read and is very useful afterwards for reassurance.