Sleep Hygiene Facts
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Approximately 40 million individuals in the U. S. suffer from chronic insomnia.
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Up to 70% of individuals with insomnia may not report it to their clinician.
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Conditions associated with insomnia include, improper sleep hygiene, medical illness, restless leg syndrome, effects from medication or substance abuse and psychiatric to mention a few.
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Insomnia may be a risk factor for various psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders.
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Insomnia due to psychiatric illness, especially depression, may be more likely to persist than insomnia due to other causes.
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Patients with depression who complain of insomnia show worse treatment response and increase depressive episodes.
“I believe that sleep is a significant contributing factor to mental illness and assessing clients current sleep status is important to me. I have included a sleep hygiene handout that I use with clients as I believe the best way to start treating sleep problems is to first use behavioral interventions.” – Rebecca