Charles M. Morin

Behavioral and Pharmacological Therapies for Late-Life Insomnia

Behavioral and pharmacological approaches are effective for the short-term management of insomnia in late life; sleep improvements are better sustained over time with behavioral...

Recent advances in the assessment and treatment of insomnia.

Persistent insomnia has multiple potential causes such as medical, pharmacological, life-style, personality, and behavioral factors. Although many poor sleepers use hypnotic med...

Self-help treatment for insomnia: Bibliotherapy with and without professional guidance.

Fifty-four adults with primary insomnia were randomly assigned to a self-help treatment (cognitive-behavioral bibliotherapy [BT]), BT with weekly phone consultations, or a waiti...

Validation of the Insomnia Severity Index as an outcome measure for insomnia research

Insomnia: Psychological Assessment and Management

Originally published in Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 1996, Vol 41(6), 621. Insomnia affects from 20 to 40 percent of all adults, particularly women and the elde...

Evaluation of Chronic Insomnia

Insomnia is a condition which affects millions of individuals, giving rise to emotional distress, daytime fatigue, and loss of productivity. Despite its prevalence, it has recei...