Insomnia: An essential treatment target in psychotherapy for anxiety disorders

摘要

Everyone has experienced, at least once, difficulty sleeping due to stress or anxiety. Given the universality of this experience, it is surprising that many psychologists working with anxious patients do not assess insomnia or include insomnia management strategies in their interventions. This oversight may be attributable to misconceptions about insomnia. The following paragraphs discuss several of the potential barriers to treatment for insomnia in light of the empirical research in this field.