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Perceived benefits in a behavioral-medicine insomnia program: a clinical report

G D Jacobs1, H Benson, R Friedman

  • 1Division of Behavioral Medicine, Deaconess Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.

The American Journal of Medicine
|February 1, 1996
PubMed
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Individuals with chronic insomnia experienced significant sleep improvement and reduced medication use after a group behavioral intervention. Gains were maintained at six-month follow-up, indicating lasting benefits.

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