An Introduction to Coping with Insomnia and Sleep Problems, 2nd Edition

Colin Espie

ISBN 10: 1472138546 / ISBN 13: 9781472138545

Published by Little, Brown Book Group Apr 2017, 2017

About this Item

Neuware - An invaluable guide to sleep problems from a leading expertPoor sleep can have a huge impact on our health and wellbeing, leaving us feeling run-down, exhausted and stressed out. This self-help guide explains the causes of insomnia and why it is so difficult to break bad habits. This updated edition gives you clinically proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques for improving the quality of your sleep: Keeping a sleep diary Setting personal goals Improving your sleep hygiene Dealing with a racing mind Making lasting improvements to your sleeping and waking patternProfessor Colin A. Espie is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the University of Glasgow Sleep Centre and co-founder of Sleepio, an organization dedicated to increasing awareness about the importance of sleep. He is a leading member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the European Sleep Research Society. He is the author of the popular self-help book, Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to Coping with Insomnia and Sleep Problems, 2nd Edition
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Apr 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472138546
• ISBN 13: 9781472138545
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 180W x 108H x 9D millimeters 180 millimeters width by 108 millimeters height by 9 millimeters depth
• Weight: 74 grams

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Synopsis

Poor sleep can have a huge impact on our health and wellbeing, leaving us feeling run-down, exhausted and stressed out. This self-help guide explains the causes of insomnia and why it is so difficult to break bad habits. This updated edition gives you clinically proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques for improving the quality of your sleep:
? Keeping a sleep diary
? Setting personal goals
? Improving your sleep hygiene
? Dealing with a racing mind
? Making lasting improvements to your sleeping and waking pattern

About the Author

Colin A. Espie PhD, DSc is Professor of Sleep Medicine in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience and a Fellow of Somerville College, University of Oxford. He is Research Director of the Experimental and Clinical Sleep Medicine program within the Sleep & Circadian Neuroscience Institute, and Clinical Director of the Oxford Online Program in Sleep Medicine. Dr Espie has authored/co-authored over 200 publications and books, particularly on CBT, and is co-founder of Big Health (Sleepio) which develops digital interventions for insomnia.