ArticleBrain sciences2016
Group vs. Individual Treatment for Acute Insomnia: A Pilot Study Evaluating a "One-Shot" Treatment Strategy.
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- One-Session Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in Integrated Primary Care: A Preliminary Study.Journal of sleep research · 2026Trial
- The effects of a sleep intervention in the early COVID-19 pandemic on insomnia and depressive symptoms: Results of a randomized controlled pilot study.Journal of psychiatric research · 2025Trial
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- One Single Session to Sleep Them All? The Potential of Single-Session Interventions for Insomnia.Journal of sleep research · 2026Review
- Innovative Approaches to Advancing Equitable Access to Insomnia Interventions.Current sleep medicine reports · 2026Review
- Management of adult insomnia in Australia: a joint position statement of the Australasian Sleep Association, Sleep Health Foundation, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australian Psychological Society, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, and Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2026Review
- Examining the barriers and recommendations for integrating more equitable insomnia treatment options in primary care.Frontiers in sleep · 2023Article
- Insomnia and related factors in patients with pre-existing psychiatric disorders compared to the general population during the COVID-19 lockdown: Findings from the multicentric COMET study.Comprehensive psychiatry · 2022Article
- Decreased Transition Rate From Situational Insomnia to Chronic Insomnia by One-Week Internet Cognitive Behavioral Treatments for Insomnia During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- We know CBT-I works, now what?Faculty reviews · 2022Review
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- Effectiveness of App-Based Yoga of Immortals (YOI) Intervention for Insomnia in Asian Population during Pandemic Restrictions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- British Sleep Society: the COVID-19 pandemic response.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite undeniable evidence for the efficacy and effectiveness of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), the potential for its widespread dissemination and implementation has yet to be realised. A suggested reason for this is that traditional CBT-I is considered too burdensome for deployment, in its current form, within the context of where it would be most beneficial-Primary Care. One strategy, aimed to address this, has been to develop briefer versions of CBT-I, whilst another has been to deliver CBT-I in a group format. An alternative has been to attempt to address insomnia during its acute phase with a view to circumventing its progression to chronic insomnia. The aim of the present study was to compare a brief version of CBT-I (one-shot) when delivered individually or in groups to those with acute insomnia.
methodTwenty-eight individuals with acute insomnia (i.e., meeting full DSM-5 criteria for insomnia disorder for less than three months) self-assigned to either a group or individual treatment arm. Treatment consisted of a single one-hour session accompanied by a self-help pamphlet. Subjects completed measures of insomnia severity, anxiety and depression pre-treatment and at one-month post-treatment. Additionally, daily sleep diaries were compared between pre-treatment and at the one-month follow up.
resultsThere were no significant between group differences in treatment outcome on any sleep or mood measures although those in the group treatment arm were less adherent than those who received individual treatment. Furthermore, the combined (group and individual treatment arms) pre-post test effect size on insomnia symptoms, using the Insomnia Severity Index, was large ( DISCUSSION: It appears that group treatment is as efficacious as individual treatment within the context of a "one shot" intervention for individuals with acute insomnia. The results are discussed with a view to integrating one-shot CBT-I in Primary Care.
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