Behavioral Activation as an Adjunct Treatment to CBT-I.

Abstract

Behavioral activation (BA) has long been long understood to be a particularly effective treatment for depression. Elements of BA are also to be found in components of insomnia treatment such as sleep restriction, stimulus control, and the setting of a morning routine. Although little research exists that examines the independent contribution of BA to the treatment of insomnia, it is reasonable to apportion some of the effect of cognitive-behavioral treatment of insomnia (CBT-I) to the implementation of BA whether that implementation is simply incidental to standard practice or more extensively deployed.