A plethora of research studies have clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of CBT-I. Below, I have listed some of the more recent studies with links to abstracts relating to these studies. At the bottom of the listing I have also provided links to the current European and the United States practice guidelines.
Some recent studies
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia reduces sleep apnoea severity: a randomised controlled trial (European Respiratory Journal Open Research) 2020
The effectiveness of behavioural and cognitive behavioural therapies for insomnia on depressive and fatigue symptoms: A systematic review and network meta-analysis (Sleep Medicine Review) 2018
Cognitive Behavioral Insomnia Therapy for Those with Insomnia and Depression: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial (Sleep) 2017
Brief cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia delivered to depressed veterans receiving primary care services: A pilot study (Journal of Affective Disorders) 2017
Three-Year Follow-Up Comparing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, for Patients with Both Diagnoses (Sleep) 2017
Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in a Community Health Setting (Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine) 2017
A Single Arm Pilot Trial of Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Adolescents with Physical and Psychiatric Comorbidities (Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine) 2017
Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Treat Sleep Disturbance and Fatigue after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Archives of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation) 2017
Sleeping for Two: An Open-Pilot Study of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Pregnancy (Behavioural Sleep Medicine) 2017
Therapy Update for Insomnia in the Elderly (Consult Pharm) 2017
Therapy Update for Insomnia in the Elderly – PubMed (nih.gov)
Long-Term Maintenance of Therapeutic Gains Associated With Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Delivered Alone or Combined With Zolpidem (Sleep) 2017
Management of Chronic Insomnia Disorder in Adults (JAMA) 2017
Management of Chronic Insomnia Disorder in Adults – PubMed (nih.gov)
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for sleep disturbances in treating posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Clinical Psychology Review) 2016
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in Psychiatric Disorders (Current Sleep Medicine Reports) 2016
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in Psychiatric Disorders (nih.gov)
Gender Differences in Patients with Fibromyalgia Undergoing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: Preliminary Data (Pain Pract) 2016
Can Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia also treat fatigue, pain, and mood symptoms in individuals with traumatic brain injury? – A multiple case report (Neuro Rehabilitation) 2016
Long-Term Effects of Two Formats of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Comorbid with Breast Cancer (Sleep) 2016
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Older Veterans Using Non-clinician Sleep Coaches: Randomized Controlled Trial (Journal of the American Geriatric Society) 2016
Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults: Dangers, Management, and Alternative Therapies (Mayo Clinical Proceedings) 2016
Comparing and contrasting therapeutic effects of cognitive-behavior therapy for older adults suffering from insomnia with short and long objective sleep duration (Sleep Medicine) 2016
Subjective-objective sleep discrepancy among older adults: associations with insomnia diagnosis and insomnia treatment (Journal of Sleep Research) 2015
Long-Term Maintenance of Therapeutic Gains Associated With Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Delivered Alone or Combined With Zolpidem (Sleep) 2017
Change in Dysfunctional Beliefs about Sleep in Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (Behavioural Therapy) 2016
A Single Arm Pilot Trial of Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Adolescents with Physical and Psychiatric Comorbidities (Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine) 2017
Current practice guidelines
European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia (Journal of Sleep Research) 2017
European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia – PubMed (nih.gov)
Management of Chronic Insomnia Disorder in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians (Annals of Internal Medicine) 2016