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The European Academy for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia: An initiative of the European Insomnia Network to promote implementation and dissemination of treatment
Author(s) -
Baglioni Chiara,
Altena Ellemarije,
Bjorvatn Bjørn,
Blom Kerstin,
Bothelius Kristoffer,
Devoto Alessandra,
Espie Colin A.,
Frase Lukas,
Gavriloff Dimitri,
Tuuliki Hion,
Hoflehner Andrea,
Högl Birgit,
Holzinger Brigitte,
Järnefelt Heli,
Jernelöv Susanna,
Johann Anna F.,
Lombardo Caterina,
Nissen Christoph,
Palagini Laura,
Peeters Geert,
Perlis Michael L.,
Posner Donn,
Schlarb Angelika,
Spiegelhalder Kai,
Wichniak Adam,
Riemann Dieter
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of sleep research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2869
pISSN - 0962-1105
DOI - 10.1111/jsr.12967
Subject(s) - insomnia , accreditation , cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia , cognition , sleep medicine , task force , cognitive behavioral therapy , zolpidem , mental health , psychology , health care , psychiatry , medicine , psychotherapist , sleep disorder , medical education , political science , public administration , law
Insomnia, the most prevalent sleep disorder worldwide, confers marked risks for both physical and mental health. Furthermore, insomnia is associated with considerable direct and indirect healthcare costs. Recent guidelines in the US and Europe unequivocally conclude that cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT‐I) should be the first‐line treatment for the disorder. Current treatment approaches are in stark contrast to these clear recommendations, not least across Europe, where, if any treatment at all is delivered, hypnotic medication still is the dominant therapeutic modality. To address this situation, a Task Force of the European Sleep Research Society and the European Insomnia Network met in May 2018. The Task Force proposed establishing a European CBT‐I Academy that would enable a Europe‐wide system of standardized CBT‐I training and training centre accreditation. This article summarizes the deliberations of the Task Force concerning definition and ingredients of CBT‐I, preconditions for health professionals to teach CBT‐I, the way in which CBT‐I should be taught, who should be taught CBT‐I and to whom CBT‐I should be administered. Furthermore, diverse aspects of CBT‐I care and delivery were discussed and incorporated into a stepped‐care model for insomnia.