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A mindfulness‐based approach to the treatment of insomnia
Author(s) -
Ong Jason,
Sholtes David
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20736
Subject(s) - mindfulness , meditation , insomnia , mindfulness meditation , psychology , psychotherapist , mindfulness based stress reduction , clinical psychology , stress reduction , psychiatry , philosophy , theology
Mindfulness meditation has emerged as a novel approach to emotion regulation and stress reduction that has several health benefits. Preliminary work has been conducted on mindfulness‐based therapy for insomnia (MBT‐I), a meditation‐based program for individuals suffering from chronic sleep disturbance. This treatment integrates behavioral treatments for insomnia with the principles and practices of mindfulness meditation. A case illustration of a chronic insomnia sufferer demonstrates the application of mindfulness principles for developing adaptive ways of working with the nocturnal symptoms and waking consequences of chronic insomnia. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 66:1–10, 2010.