Insomnia: A Clinical Guide to Assessment and Treatment by Charles M. Morin;Colin A. Espie

Author:Charles M. Morin;Colin A. Espie [Espie, Charles M. Morin;Colin A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2008-09-03T00:31:00+00:00

The DBAS is administered as part of the initial evaluation with other self-report measures (e.g., Insomnia Severity Index). For cognitive therapy purposes, you should highlight those items for which the patient's responses fall towards the upper quartile (i.e., tend to strongly agree with the statement). Again, while there is no right or wrong responses, the assumption is that a patient would benefit from changing his views or beliefs on those particular items. Another useful tool is the Glasgow Content of Thoughts Inventory (GCTI: Harvey & Espie, in press). The GCTI is reproduced in Appendix P. This instrument is derived from extensive work identifying the 'live' cognitions that insomniacs have while lying awake in bed unable to sleep (Harvey & Espie, in press; Wicklow & Espie, 2000). It is, therefore, a valid assessment of the nature of intrusive thought content and you may find it helpful to appraise your patient's pre-sleep thinking.

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