Sleep-related anxiety and new-onset insomnia

We have long known about the bi-directional relationship between anxiety and insomnia, and traditionally we’ve been taught that treating anxiety will treat insomnia. Since that time, more data have emerged on the importance of treating insomnia in the context of anxiety. Dr. Leisha Cuddihy, Dr. Sara Nowakowski, and Dr. Michael Grandner discuss how they have noticed a pattern of anxiety about insomnia that doesn’t always respond to traditional cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and other behavioral interventions.

Go to original article