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Sleep and Technology: Not Always Strange Bedfellows

Sleep and Technology: Not Always Strange Bedfellows Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 12:255–256, 2014 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1540-2002 print/1540-2010 online DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2014.901785 COMMENTARY Sleep and Technology: Not Always Strange Bedfellows Guest commentary on: de Bruin, E. J., Oort, F. J., Bögels, S. M., & Meijer, A. M. (2014). Efficacy of internet and group-administered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in adolescents: A pilot study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 12(3), 235–254. Judith A. Owens Children’s National Medical Center Washington, DC While the traditional “one therapist: one patient” face-to-face model for delivering therapeutic sleep interventions, including cognitive behavior therapy, may arguably be optimal, there are many situations (e.g., unavailability of therapists skilled in CBT-I, geographic and time constraints, lack of behavioral health insurance) that may preclude this approach. In particular, the relative paucity of pediatric sleep centers and behavioral sleep practitioners focused on children and adolescents creates an access-to-care issue that is unlikely to be dramatically improved anytime soon. Furthermore, even if therapeutic resources are available, adolescents with insomnia may not choose to avail themselves of these opportunities because of a perceived stigma associated with “mental health” settings or therapy. The lack of solid empirical evidence for the efficacy of behavioral sleep interventions in school-aged children and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behavioral Sleep Medicine Taylor & Francis

Sleep and Technology: Not Always Strange Bedfellows

Owens, Judith A.
Behavioral Sleep Medicine , Volume 12 (3): 2 – May 4, 2014
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Sleep and Technology: Not Always Strange Bedfellows

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Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 12:255–256, 2014 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1540-2002 print/1540-2010 online DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2014.901785 COMMENTARY Sleep and Technology: Not Always Strange Bedfellows Guest commentary on: de Bruin, E. J., Oort, F. J., Bögels, S. M., & Meijer, A. M. (2014). Efficacy of internet and group-administered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in adolescents: A pilot study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 12(3),...
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Abstract

Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 12:255–256, 2014 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1540-2002 print/1540-2010 online DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2014.901785 COMMENTARY Sleep and Technology: Not Always Strange Bedfellows Guest commentary on: de Bruin, E. J., Oort, F. J., Bögels, S. M., & Meijer, A. M. (2014). Efficacy of internet and group-administered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in adolescents: A pilot study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 12(3), 235–254. Judith A. Owens Children’s National Medical Center Washington, DC While the traditional “one therapist: one patient” face-to-face model for delivering therapeutic sleep interventions, including cognitive behavior therapy, may arguably be optimal, there are many situations (e.g., unavailability of therapists skilled in CBT-I, geographic and time constraints, lack of behavioral health insurance) that may preclude this approach. In particular, the relative paucity of pediatric sleep centers and behavioral sleep practitioners focused on children and adolescents creates an access-to-care issue that is unlikely to be dramatically improved anytime soon. Furthermore, even if therapeutic resources are available, adolescents with insomnia may not choose to avail themselves of these opportunities because of a perceived stigma associated with “mental health” settings or therapy. The lack of solid empirical evidence for the efficacy of behavioral sleep interventions in school-aged children and

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Behavioral Sleep Medicine – Taylor & Francis

Published: May 4, 2014

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  • Behavioral treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in infants and young children
  • Psychosocial and behavioral treatment of insomnia: Update of the recent evidence (1998–2004)
  • Impact of insomnia on future functioning of adolescents