I’ve learned through my own experience that the relationship between quality sleep and mental health are reciprocal, where a lack of sleep can intensify symptoms of mental illness, and having a mental illness can in fact make sleeping more difficult. I myself was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 12. Trying to keep up in school with a major case of ... Continue Reading
Essence of Sleep and Treatment for Insomnia Presented by Dr. Martin Hsia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXE11ZG1Qhc&t=371s CBT SoCal's Clinical Director Dr. Martin Hsia recently spoke for the Wellness Series at San Marino Community Church on "The Essence, Absence, and Defense of Sleep". The presentation included significant research about the health benefits of sleep, the potential medical and psychological ... Continue Reading
Repaving the Royal Road: Dreaming in the Twenty-First Century – Ep. 27
On Episode 27, Martin talks with Clinical Psychologist Dr. Larry Brooks about the theory and technique of working with dreams in Psychotherapy. Dr. Brooks discusses trends and evolving theories about dreams in psychoanalysis and neuroscience, as well as his expertise in Dream Tending and Social Dreaming as alternatives to Dream Interpretation in ... Continue Reading
CBTi: Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia
Up to 30% of U.S. adults have insomnia The authors note that, in the U.S., up to 30% of the adult population suffers from insomnia and that insomnia is associated with significant physical and mental health problems. If someone has insomnia, the probability of their also having problems with the diabetes precursor "metabolic syndrome" and ... Continue Reading
CBT for Insomnia works! (Even for complicated cases)
CBT-I can help insomnia. CBT-I can be helpful for insomnia even if the person suffers from anxiety, depression, or medical problems. There is ample evidence that CBT-I is very effective with primary insomnia, that is, people who have sleep difficulties without having significant other problems. Now new research suggests that CBT is effective ... Continue Reading
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia: Um, What Exactly is CBT-I?
Research has shown that sleep problems are epidemic. However, there is exciting research on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (also known as CBT-I) showing that CBT-I is effective for both sleep problems and for the treatment and prevention of depression. What, then, is CBT-I? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy of Insomnia (CBT-I) is a structured ... Continue Reading