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SHUTi: A New Insomnia Treatment Via the Internet (Psychology Today)

2/10/2017

For some people, bedtime is the most stressful time of the day. Rather than looking forward to restful slumber, they’re wondering if they’ll fall asleep at all, or what time…

Online Insomnia Therapy: A Dream Come True for Some Patients (Scientific American)

12/29/2016

Web-based therapy for insomnia is an effective option that could reach “previously unimaginable numbers of people,” researchers suggest. Although cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is the first-line treatment for…

Why Insomniacs Should Consider Therapy Without A Therapist (Forbes)

12/21/2016

Those with sleeping troubles can now turn to their screens for effective treatment, that is as long as they don’t do the turning in the middle of the night when…

All in the Mind: ADHD and mindwandering, Treating insomnia helps depression, Think Ahead scheme (BBC Radio 4)

12/7/2016

ADHD - or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - tends to be characterised by difficulties in concentrating, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Claudia Hammond talks to Philip Asherson, Professor of Clinical and Molecular…

Can insomnia be cured by online therapy? (The Guardian)

12/5/2016

Can’t get to sleep? Try online therapy. While a glowing screen is a counter-intuitive cure for insomnia, there is evidence that online cognitive behavourial therapy (CBT) can restore normal sleep…

Online Insomnia Program Can Improve Sleep UVA Study Finds (NBC 29)

11/30/2016

If you battle insomnia, an online program from the University of Virginia could lend a hand. Researchers there created what's called the "sleep healthy using the internet program", or SHUTI.…

Online Sleep Therapy Can Help Insomnia, a New Study Found (The Cut)

11/30/2016

Many of us turn to our smartphones or laptops when we’re hit with bouts of insomnia, falling deep into Wikipedia rabbit holes and checking social media until the wee hours…

UVA researcher helps create online insomnia treatment (CBS 19 News)

11/30/2016

A University of Virginia researcher has helped create an online program that a new study shows helps insomnia sufferers kiss sleepless nights goodbye without sleeping pills. The program is aptly…

Web-Based Help for Insomnia Shows Promise (US News: Health Day)

11/30/2016

People find help for all sorts of maladies online. Now, insomnia might be one of them. A web-based interactive program may help chronically sleepless individuals get needed shuteye without taking…

Insomniacs Are Helped by Online Therapy, Study Finds (The New York Times)

11/30/2016

The same digital screens that have helped nurture a generation of insomniacs can also help restore regular sleep, researchers reported on Wednesday. In a new study, more than half of…