Say Good Night to Insomnia The Six-Week, Drug-Free Program Developed At Harvard Medical School

by Jacobs, Gregg D.; Benson, Herbert

• ISBN13: 9780805055481
• ISBN10: 0805055487
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-15
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks

Summary

Imagine an insomnia treatment that improves sleep in 100 percent of insomniacs, helps 75 percent of insomniacs become normal sleepers, and allows 90 percent of insomniacs to reduce or eliminate their use of sleeping pills. This treatment is safe, natural, and has no side effects except improved mood, higher energy, increased mind/body control, and better health. No, this is not a new miracle drug. It is Dr. Gregg Jacobs's drug-free program described in Say Good Night to Insomnia. At Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dr. Jacobs has tested and developed a six-week, drug-free program that conquers insomnia in a large majority of patients. The first clinician to offer proof that insomnia can be overcome without drugs, Dr. Jacobs's program provides techniques for: Eliminating sleeping pills Establishing sleep-promoting habits and lifestyle practices Changing negative, stressful thoughts about sleep Implementing relaxation and stress-reduction techniques Enhancing peace of mind and reducing negative emotions

Author Biography

Gregg D. Jacobs, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a Senior research scientist with the Mind/Body Institute of Harvard Medical School.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. viii
Introduction: Conquer Insomnia and Change Your Life	p. x
Getting Started
You Can Say Good Night to Insomnia	p. 5
Some Basic Facts About Sleep and Insomnia	p. 14
Putting Sleeping Pills to Rest	p. 29
Conducting Your Own Insomnia Self-Assessment	p. 45
Changing Sleep Thoughts and Behaviors
Changing Your Thoughts About Sleep	p. 71
Establishing Sleep-Promoting Habits	p. 90
Lifestyle and Environmental Factors That Affect Sleep	p. 105
Managing Insomnia by Managing Stress
The Relaxation Response	p. 131
Learning to Think Away Your Stress	p. 156
Developing Stress-Reducing, Sleep-Enhancing Attitudes and Beliefs	p. 173
Managing Shift Work	p. 193
Managing Jet Lag	p. 197
Infants' and Children's Sleep	p. 201
Additional Relaxation Scripts	p. 207
Sources and Suggested Reading	p. 212
Acknowledgments	p. 217
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