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CBT-I vs. Sleep Hygiene: What’s the Difference?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia is widely recommended as the first-line treatment for chronic insomnia.
CBT-I is not simply general cognitive behavioural therapy with a few sleep tips added. It is a specialized, structured treatment based on sleep science.


Sleep Hygiene Not Working for You? Here’s Why
Sleep hygiene can help create conditions that support healthy sleep. But despite how often it is recommended, sleep hygiene alone is not considered an effective treatment for chronic insomnia.
This is important because people with insomnia are often given a list of basic sleep tips and sent home to figure it out themselves. When those tips do not work, they may blame themselves, try to follow the rules even more rigidly or conclude that nothing can help.
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Sleep Problems After Concussion: How CBT-I Can Help Recovery
Many people experience insomnia after concussion or TBI, even months or years later. Difficulty falling asleep, waking repeatedly during the night, vivid dreams, poor-quality sleep, excessive daytime fatigue, and feeling “tired but wired” are all common complaints after brain injury.
Unfortunately, poor sleep after concussion can also worsen many other symptoms associated with TBI — including depression, anxiety, irritability, pain, fatigue, cognitive difficulties, and emoti
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