IC19 Short Course 23 - Clinical Practice of Hypnosis Combined with CBT-I in Treatment of Insomnia - Chenggang Jiang, PhD

Description:

In our previous research we found that CBT-I (Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for insomnia) cannot effectively improve sleep in patients with anxiety or depression. Actually, most of insomnia patients are co-morbid with anxiety and depression. So we find a new way to add some hypnotic elements in CBT-I to supplement the limitation of CBT-I. We collects some data, the analytic conclusion showed that hypnosis combined with CBT-I can effectively improve sleep quality and anxiety in insomnia patients. So, this presentation will show what is the specific procedure and clinical practice of this treatment model.

Educational Objectives:

1. Explain the dangers and research status of insomnia co-morbid anxiety.
2. Compare the advantage and disadvantage of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and CBT-I combined with hypnosis.
3. Explain the clinical application and specific procedure of hypnosis combined with CBT-I for insomnia co-morbid with anxiety.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*