Attentional bias modification training for insomnia: A double-blind placebo controlled randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attentional bias toward sleep-related information is believed to play a key role in insomnia. If attentional bias is indeed of importance, changing this bias should then in turn have effects on insomnia complaints. In this double-blind placebo controlled randomized trial we investigated the efficacy of attentional bias modification training in the treatment of insomnia.

Method

We administered baseline, post-test, and one-week follow-up measurements of insomnia severity, sleep-related worry, depression, and anxiety. Participants meeting DSM-5 criteria for insomnia were randomized into an attentional bias training group (n = 67) or a placebo training group (n = 70). Both groups received eight training sessions over the course of two weeks. All participants kept a sl

SUBMITTER: Lancee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5396867 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature