If you are lying awake at night or can’t fall back to sleep after waking up, night after night, you may have insomnia. The sleep disorder, where you find it hard to get quality sleep consistently, can ...

You’re tossing and turning, counting sheep for what seems like forever, and still, sleep won’t come. You’re tired but can’t sleep and wonder, Why can’t I sleep? It could be insomnia. In the moment, it ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, or CBT-I, is a short-term, highly structured form of therapy used to treat chronic insomnia. Like other forms of CBT, CBT-I targets a client’s maladaptive ...

As far back as the 1800s, patients were prescribed medication for insomnia. While barbiturates were popularized in the early 1900s, they were soon replaced by benzodiazepines, such as Valium (1960s ...

Up to 10% of adults suffer from chronic insomnia, with even more experiencing short-term episodes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) remains the most effective and recommended ...

Baptist Health's Dr. David Gerson with Sherwood Family Medical Clinic explains the symptoms of insomnia and ways to treat it with prescription and/or natural remedies.

Ben Bullock receives funding from Australian Rotary Health and the Barbara Dicker Brain Sciences Foundation. He is a member of the Sleep Health Foundation. This article is the next in The Conversation ...

This article was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. You’re tossing and turning, counting sheep for what seems like forever, ...