Source: Journal of the American Medical Association
Summary:
Randomized double-blind study compared cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with medication for insomnia
Sleep efficiency improved from 81.4% to 90.1% with CBT, but declined from 82.3% to 81.9% in medication group
CBT improved short and long-term outcomes in 3 or 4 measures compared with medication, which did not differ from placebo in most cases
Conclusion: Interventions based on therapy are better than sleeping pills for managing insomnia in older adults
Comment: And therapy is less likely to have adverse side effects
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