Summary of Gregg D. Jacobs's Say Good Night to Insomnia

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Get the Summary of Gregg D. Jacobs's Say Good Night to Insomnia in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: For the past ten years, sleep-deprived Americans have found natural, drug-free relief from insomnia with the help of Dr. Gregg D. Jacobs's Say Good Night to Insomnia.

Jacobs's program, developed and tested at Harvard Medical School and based on cognitive behavioral therapy, has been shown to improve sleep long-term in 80 percent of patients, making it the gold standard for treatment. He provides techniques for eliminating sleeping pills; establishing sleep-promoting behaviors and lifestyle practices; and improving relaxation, reducing stress, and changing negative thoughts about sleep.

In this updated edition, Jacobs surveys the limitations and dangers of the new generation of sleeping pills, dispels misleading and confusing claims about sleep and health, and shares cutting-edge research on insomnia that proves his approach is more effective than sleeping pills.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jan 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638151647

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Say Good Night to Insomnia (1998) by sleep doctor Gregg D. Jacobs is a primer on sleeplessness and how to correct it. Insomnia is a widespread problem that’s often treated with dangerous prescription drugs, if it’s treated at all. Drawing on years of research he conducted at Harvard Medical School, Jacobs developed a more effective six-week course based on the power of positive thinking.

Millions of people in the US alone suffer from insomnia. Usually it starts as short-term insomnia lasting a period of days or weeks, which isn’t a problem in itself. Such disruptions are a natural response to life changes. Insomnia only becomes problematic when it’s chronic, stretching over periods of months or years. Fortunately, chronic insomnia can almost always be corrected with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

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