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

Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia reduces sleep apnoea severity: a randomised controlled trial (nih.gov)

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

The effectiveness of behavioural and cognitive behavioural therapies for insomnia on depressive and fatigue symptoms: A systematic review and network meta-analysis – PubMed (nih.gov)

Cognitive Behavioral Insomnia Therapy for Those with Insomnia and Depression: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial (Sleep) 2017

Cognitive Behavioral Insomnia Therapy for Those With Insomnia and Depression: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial – PubMed (nih.gov)

Brief cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia delivered to depressed veterans receiving primary care services: A pilot study (Journal of Affective Disorders) 2017

Brief cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia delivered to depressed veterans receiving primary care services: A pilot study – PubMed (nih.gov)

Three-Year Follow-Up Comparing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, for Patients with Both Diagnoses (Sleep) 2017

Three-Year Follow-Up Comparing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, for Patients With Both Diagnoses – PubMed (nih.gov)

Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in a Community Health Setting (Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine) 2017

Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in a Community Health Setting – PubMed (nih.gov)

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

A Single Arm Pilot Trial of Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Adolescents with Physical and Psychiatric Comorbidities – PubMed (nih.gov)

Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Treat Sleep Disturbance and Fatigue after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Archives of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation) 2017

Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Treat Sleep Disturbance and Fatigue After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial – PubMed (nih.gov)

Sleeping for Two: An Open-Pilot Study of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Pregnancy (Behavioural Sleep Medicine) 2017

Sleeping for Two: An Open-Pilot Study of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Pregnancy – PubMed (nih.gov)

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

Long-Term Maintenance of Therapeutic Gains Associated With Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Delivered Alone or Combined With Zolpidem – PubMed (nih.gov)

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-behavioral therapy for sleep disturbances in treating posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – PubMed (nih.gov)

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

Gender Differences in Patients with Fibromyalgia Undergoing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: Preliminary Data – PubMed (nih.gov)

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

Can Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia also treat fatigue, pain, and mood symptoms in individuals with traumatic brain injury? – A multiple case report – PubMed (nih.gov)

Long-Term Effects of Two Formats of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Comorbid with Breast Cancer (Sleep) 2016

Long-Term Effects of Two Formats of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Comorbid with Breast Cancer – PubMed (nih.gov)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Older Veterans Using Non-clinician Sleep Coaches: Randomized Controlled Trial (Journal of the American Geriatric Society) 2016

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Older Veterans Using Nonclinician Sleep Coaches: Randomized Controlled Trial – PubMed (nih.gov)

Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults: Dangers, Management, and Alternative Therapies (Mayo Clinical Proceedings) 2016

Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults: Dangers, Management, and Alternative Therapies – PubMed (nih.gov)

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

Comparing and contrasting therapeutic effects of cognitive-behavior therapy for older adults suffering from insomnia with short and long objective sleep duration – PubMed (nih.gov)

Subjective-objective sleep discrepancy among older adults: associations with insomnia diagnosis and insomnia treatment (Journal of Sleep Research) 2015

Subjective-objective sleep discrepancy among older adults: associations with insomnia diagnosis and insomnia treatment – PubMed (nih.gov)

Long-Term Maintenance of Therapeutic Gains Associated With Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Delivered Alone or Combined With Zolpidem (Sleep) 2017

Long-Term Maintenance of Therapeutic Gains Associated With Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Delivered Alone or Combined With Zolpidem – PubMed (nih.gov)

Change in Dysfunctional Beliefs about Sleep in Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (Behavioural Therapy) 2016

Change in Dysfunctional Beliefs About Sleep in Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia – PubMed (nih.gov)

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

A Single Arm Pilot Trial of Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Adolescents with Physical and Psychiatric Comorbidities – PubMed (nih.gov)

 

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

Management of Chronic Insomnia Disorder in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians – PubMed (nih.gov)