Doctors can offer several treatments for insomnia. Depending on the type of your condition and how severe it is, your doctor may suggest new sleeping habits or lifestyle changes first before ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has become the gold standard for treatment. It works by identifying and changing the negative thought patterns that contribute to insomnia.

Sleeping pills don’t work for everyone. But they are not your last chance at sleep. If they don’t work for you, go back to your doctor. There are more treatments to try.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo -controlled study by Murphy et al (2017) found that lemborexant was effective in the treatment of insomnia while minimizing next-day hangover (residual ...

While treatment for insomnia can include medication, more and more people are turning to CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia). This form of therapy is designed to address the root ...

Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl joins has more on a treatment that studies show can be just effective as medication. Insomnia can be short lasting, or chronic.

Behavioral approaches for the treatment of chronic insomnia are effective, produce longer-lasting effects than medication, and should be used as first-line treatment, a large review study suggests.

There’s good reason to work on putting your insomnia to sleep: The sleep disorder is associated with an increased risk of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, depression, heart attack, and stroke.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia prevents and alleviates suicidal ideation: insomnia remission is a suicidolytic mechanism. Sleep; 45 (12):zsac251. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsac251.