Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is recommended as the first-line treatment for chronic insomnia by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American College of Physicians. Unlike sleep medications, CBT-I addresses the root causes of sleep problems and provides lasting results without side effects.
Multiple meta-analyses have confirmed that CBT-I produces significant improvements in sleep onset latency, wake time after sleep onset, and total sleep time. The benefits persist long after treatment ends, with studies showing sustained improvement even 12-24 months post-treatment.
