Goodnight Mind offers readers an easy-to-use, friendly guide to getting to sleep when their mind is spinning and their thoughts won't quiet down. This book offers evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques to help readers overcome insomnia and get a good night's sleep.
Colleen E. Carney, PhD, is an assistant professor and director of the Sleep and Depression Program at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. She was a National Sleep Foundation Pickwick Fellow at Duke University Medical Center where she was on faculty, and founded the Comorbid Insomnia Clinic at the Duke Insomnia and Sleep Research Program. Carney is well-known for her publications in the area of insomnia and its relation to other disorders; most notably, depression, anxiety and pain. She has made numerous presentations at national research conferences including the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and the Association for Professional Sleep Societies . She is the current president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Insomnia . Currently, Carney is conducting a randomized controlled clinical trial funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, testing CBT for insomnia in those with comorbid depression.
"Carney (director, Sleep & Depression Laboratory, Ryerson Univ.,
Toronto) and Manber (director, Insomnia & Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Program, Stanford Univ.) have written a book for patrons with sleep
issues such as insomnia. They outline ten steps for stopping one's
thoughts from interfering with sleep. This book utilizes cognitive
behavioral therapy techniques, a form of psychotherapy that
developed from research on fatigue and sleep disorders. The ten
chapters contain bulleted summaries for review. After the first
chapter explains how to understand the sleep system, the majority
of the book focuses on setting the stage for sleep, creating a
"Buffer Zone" for dealing with your day, training on how to quiet
your mind, and relaxation strategies. At the end of the book is a
sleep diary. VERDICT Filled with practical, expert advice, this
book will be of use to anyone suffering from insomnia or other
sleep issues. An excellent fit for patrons vigilant about their
health and well-being."
--Library Journal, review by Rebecca Raszewski, University of
Illinois, Chicago, April, 2013
"In Goodnight Mind, Colleen Carney and Rachel Manber have taken the
complex processes needed to establish consistently good sleep and
laid out a straightforward set of easy-to-follow guidelines.
Nothing is left out of this book--from understanding your body's
sleep clock to relaxation and quieting your mind. Carney and Manber
have drawn on their years of clinical research experience to
develop a rich and accessible resource for those struggling with
this tenacious problem."
--Donn Posner, PhD, CBSM, clinical associate professor of
psychiatry and human behavior at the Alpert Medical School at Brown
University, and coauthor of The Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of
Insomnia
"We live in a busy, mentally challenging world, and keeping an
alert and active mind throughout the day helps us cope with and
effectively meet the challenges we face. Unfortunately for the
millions of folks with chronic insomnia, persistent thinking,
worrying, or more general sleep-disruptive mental arousal serve as
the crux of their chronic sleep problems. Fortunately, there are a
variety of effective strategies for 'putting the mind to bed' and
regaining the ability to sleep normally once again. Those
strategies are clearly and comprehensively presented in this new
self-help guide by Carney and Manber, two renowned experts in the
area of insomnia treatment. This easy-to-read guide provides ten
simple steps for keeping one's mind out of the way of a good
night's sleep. I am certain that this guide will be a great aid to
those who read it."
--Jack Edinger, PhD, professor and director of the behavioral sleep
medicine program at National Jewish Health
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