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NAME:PhD defence J.E. Reesen
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SUMMARY:PhD defence J.E. Reesen
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <html> <body> <p><p>Managing insomnia: A
 n evaluation of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in clinical
  and preventive contexts</p></p> <h3>Insomnia is not an afterthought:
  treatment pays off</h3><p>Insomnia is a common and often long-term c
 ondition, but is still insufficiently recognized and treated in pract
 ice. This also applies to people with psychological complaints, for w
 hom sleep problems often go hand in hand with, for example, anxiety, 
 depressive symptoms or trauma complaints.<br><br>In my dissertation, 
 I investigated the relationship between insomnia and various psycholo
 gical complaints and evaluated online cognitive behavioral therapy fo
 r insomnia in people who also experience psychological complaints. In
  doing so, I investigated not only the effectiveness of this treatmen
 t, but also the cost-effectiveness, applicability and experiences of 
 participants and therapists. Finally, I investigated whether sleep in
 terventions can contribute to the prevention of depression in the lon
 g term.</p><h3>Strong and long-lasting improvements</h3><p>My researc
 h shows that insomnia can and should be actively treated, even when t
 here are psychological complaints at the same time. Online cognitive 
 behavioral therapy for insomnia, with the guidance of a therapist, le
 d to strong and long-term improvements in sleep. The treatment also t
 urned out to be very applicable and probably cost-effective for reduc
 ing insomnia.</p><p>The effects on psychological complaints were more
  limited. Although some anxiety and other psychological symptoms decr
 eased after sleep treatment, these improvements were small and not al
 ways permanent. Treating insomnia alone is therefore usually not enou
 gh to remedy other psychological complaints.</p><p>In the long term, 
 we also found that a combination of treatment of insomnia and support
  of the biological day-night rhythm could reduce the risk of developi
 ng a major depressive disorder. However, this effect differed between
  types of insomnia.</p><p>More information on the thesis to follow.</
 p> </body> </html>
DESCRIPTION: Managing insomnia: An evaluation of cognitive behavioral 
 therapy for insomnia in clinical and preventive contexts <h3>Insomnia
  is not an afterthought: treatment pays off</h3>Insomnia is a common 
 and often long-term condition, but is still insufficiently recognized
  and treated in practice. This also applies to people with psychologi
 cal complaints, for whom sleep problems often go hand in hand with, f
 or example, anxiety, depressive symptoms or trauma complaints.<br><br
 >In my dissertation, I investigated the relationship between insomnia
  and various psychological complaints and evaluated online cognitive 
 behavioral therapy for insomnia in people who also experience psychol
 ogical complaints. In doing so, I investigated not only the effective
 ness of this treatment, but also the cost-effectiveness, applicabilit
 y and experiences of participants and therapists. Finally, I investig
 ated whether sleep interventions can contribute to the prevention of 
 depression in the long term.<h3>Strong and long-lasting improvements<
 /h3>My research shows that insomnia can and should be actively treate
 d, even when there are psychological complaints at the same time. Onl
 ine cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, with the guidance of a
  therapist, led to strong and long-term improvements in sleep. The tr
 eatment also turned out to be very applicable and probably cost-effec
 tive for reducing insomnia.The effects on psychological complaints we
 re more limited. Although some anxiety and other psychological sympto
 ms decreased after sleep treatment, these improvements were small and
  not always permanent. Treating insomnia alone is therefore usually n
 ot enough to remedy other psychological complaints.In the long term, 
 we also found that a combination of treatment of insomnia and support
  of the biological day-night rhythm could reduce the risk of developi
 ng a major depressive disorder. However, this effect differed between
  types of insomnia.More information on the thesis to follow.
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