CBT Innovations in Treating Insomnia and Depression

This book provides the latest theory and research on the critical connection between depression and insomnia. It offers specific recommendations for conceptualizing, assessing, and treating depression and insomnia, and related issues in therapy. Part I of the book explores the depression-insomnia link and highlights relevant processes, such as difficulty anticipating or pursuing rewards, rumination and worry, and stress and affect dysregulation. Part II reviews existing cognitive behavioral (CBT) interventions, covering CBT for depression, CBT for insomnia, mindfulness-based therapies, and acceptance and commitment therapy. Part III reviews how to apply the science and clinical guidance to special populations, including college students and emerging adults, older adults, individuals with comorbid psychiatric disorders, and individuals with medical illness. Researchers, students and professionals will find this cutting-edge presentation an invaluable resource for this common therapeutic issue.

“The book "CBT Innovations in Treating Insomnia and Depression" edited by Drs. Kimberly Arditte Hall and Daniel Hall should be required reading for all those looking to better understand how to ameliorate the immense burden of mental health and insomnia in the US population. The volume brings together an impressive array of contributors who are experts in the field to comprehensively address the link between insomnia and depression -- two prevalent and pernicious conditions that impact public health and quality of life. The information is helpful and authoritative, likely to provide insights to clinicians from both sleep and mental health fields, as well as researchers looking to innovate in this important area.”

—Michael A. Grandner, Ph.D., Director, Sleep & Health Research Program, Director, Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Arizona College of Medicine.