In the battle against insomnia, cancer patients now have two treatment options, neither of which involve sedative medication, according to a new study. Rather, both treatments require patients to modify their thoughts and behavior. The study was spearheaded at the University of Calgary by Tavis Campbell, associate professor in psychology in the Faculty of Arts, Linda Carlson, who is a professor in the Faculty of Medicine and a member of the Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute, and Sheila Garland, a recent PhD graduate from the clinical psychology program. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Garland SN, et al. Mindfulness-based stress reduction compared with cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of insomnia comorbid with cancer: a randomized, partially blinded, noninferiority trial. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Feb 10;32(5):449-57. PMID: 24395850
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