ArticleJournal of primary care & community health
Why Treat Insomnia?
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A novel application of stellate ganglion block to improve sleep: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Mobile Health-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy and safety of daridorexant, lemborexant, and suvorexant for insomnia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Translational psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Current perspectives and trends in acupuncture for sleep disorders: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- eHealth-Based Psychosocial Interventions for Adults With Insomnia: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Different doses of dual orexin receptor antagonists in primary insomnia: a Bayesian network analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of chronic insomnia: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- The effect of doxepin 3 mg on sleep latency: a pooled analysis of two phase 3 trials.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Trial
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Insomnia Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2026).British journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- One Single Session to Sleep Them All? The Potential of Single-Session Interventions for Insomnia.Journal of sleep research · 2026Review
- Physical factor therapies for insomnia: a narrative review of mechanisms, clinical evidence, and phenotype-guided applications.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Is Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Accessible for the Deaf Community?Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
- Banxia Shumi Decoction Improves Sleep and Neural Function in Insomnia Male Rats via BDNF/TrkB/CREB-Dependent Melatonin Signaling Activation.Neurochemical research · 2025Article
- The burden of insomnia among public health sector nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2025Article
- Poor Sleep Quality and Mood Disorders: Risk Factors of Increasing Chronic Pain in Patients with Insomnia.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
- Protocol for the practice guideline for traditional Chinese medicine preventive treatment on insomnia disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Cannabidiol Exerts Sedative and Hypnotic Effects in Normal and Insomnia Model Mice Through Activation of 5-HTNeurochemical research · 2024Article
- Research progress in the prevention and treatment of insomnia with classical prescriptions.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2023Article
- Chronic Vestibular Hypofunction Is Associated with Impaired Sleep: Results from the DizzyReg Patient Registry.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
"Why treat insomnia?" This question grows out of the perspective that insomnia is a symptom that should only receive targeted treatment when temporary relief is needed or until more comprehensive gains may be achieved with therapy for the parent or precipitating medical or psychiatric disorders. This perspective, however, is untenable given recent data regarding the prevalence, course, consequences, and costs of insomnia. Further, the emerging data that the treatment of insomnia may promote better medical and mental health (alone or in combination with other therapies) strongly suggests that the question is no longer "why treat insomnia," but rather "when isn't insomnia treatment indicated?" This perspective was recently catalyzed with the American College of Physicians' recommendation that chronic insomnia should be treated and that the first line treatment should be cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).
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