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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday June 08 2017, @02:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the seven-digits-of-sheep dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Preliminary results from a new study show that partners of people who have insomnia may try to be supportive by engaging in a range of behaviors that unintentionally contradict treatment recommendations.

Results show that 74 percent of partners encouraged an early bedtime or late wake time, which is in direct conflict with the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI). Forty-two percent also encouraged doing other things in bed, such as reading or watching TV, and 35 percent encouraged naps, caffeine or reduced daytime activities.

"It is possible that partners are unwittingly perpetuating insomnia symptoms in the patient with insomnia," said lead author Alix Mellor, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow and coordinator of the Researching Effective Sleep Treatments (REST) project in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University in Victoria, Australia. "It is therefore important for more data to be collected to determine whether insomnia treatments may better benefit patients and their partners by proactively assessing and addressing bed partner behaviors in treatment programs."

[...] Results also show that bed partners made accommodations that affected their own functioning, including their sleep and life outside of work. This may explain why partners who attempted to be helpful experienced more anxiety, even though the insomnia patients perceived the relationship to be more satisfying.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 08 2017, @03:10AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 08 2017, @03:10AM (#522407)

    If you're lucky enough to have a "bed partner" you're probably having sex. Do that more, and during the day. You'll sleep better. It's the only thing that ever worked for me.

    I haven't slept well in years.