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The role of acceptance and mindfulness in the treatment of insomnia.

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Author

  • Lars-Gunnar Lundh

Summary, in English

The present paper explores possible reasons why acceptance and mindfulness techniques may be beneficial in the treatment of insomnia. First, it is argued that sleep is facilitated by cognitive deactivation, with less controlled information processing as compared with daytime functioning, and correspondingly more acceptance of spontaneously occurring physiological and mental processes. Second, it is argued that mindfulness practice, in the form of non-judgmental observation of spontaneously occurring physical and psychological processes, may be an effective way of training the skills of cognitive deactivation. As a complement, psycho-educational methods are advocated to help the client develop a more functional schematic model of sleep and sleeplessness.

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

Pages

29-39

Publication/Series

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volume

19

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Psychology

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0889-8391