Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Insomnia

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Primary Care Occupational Therapy

  • 420 Accesses

Abstract

This chapter will address insomnia and how it can be addressed by an occupational therapy practitioner in a primary care setting, including current diagnostic criteria, areas to evaluate, and intervention strategies. The chapter will also outline the basic role of the primary care physician.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Billiard M, Bentley A. Is insomnia best categorized as a symptom or a disease? Sleep Med. 2004;5(Suppl 1):S35–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1389-9457(04)90006-8. PMID: 15301996

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Sateia M. International classification of sleep disorders-third edition: highlights and modifications. Chest. 2014;146(5):1387–94. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.14-0970.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Khurshid KA. Comorbid insomnia and psychiatric disorders: an update. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2018;15(3–4):28–32.

    PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  4. National Institutes of Health. National Institutes of health state of the science conference statement on manifestations and management of chronic insomnia in adults, June 13–15, 2005. Sleep. 2005;28(9):1049–57. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/28.9.1049.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Insufficient sleep is a public health problem. 2015. https://www.cdc.gov/features/dssleep/.

  6. American Occupational Therapy Association. Occupational therapy practice framework: domain and process (4th ed.). Am J Occup Ther. 2020;74(Suppl. 2):07412410010. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S2001.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Jacobs G. CBT training manual for insomnia-solo clinicians. 2021. https://www.cbtforinsomnia.com.

  8. Hauk L. Treatment of chronic insomnia in adults: ACP guideline. Am Fam Physician. 2017;95(10):669–70.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Occupational Therapy, Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA

    John V. Rider

  2. Revolutionary Alignment, LLC, Detroit, MI, USA

    Katie Smith

Authors
  1. John V. Rider
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Katie Smith
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to John V. Rider .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. AT Still University, Mesa, AZ, USA

    Sue Dahl-Popolizio

  2. Revolutionary Alignment, LLC, Detroit, MI, USA

    Katie Smith

  3. Corte Madera, CA, USA

    Mackenzie Day

  4. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville/UAMS, Fayetteville, AR, USA

    Sherry Muir

  5. SCL Health, Broomfield, CO, USA

    William Manard

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2023 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Rider, J.V., Smith, K. (2023). Insomnia. In: Dahl-Popolizio, S., Smith, K., Day, M., Muir, S., Manard, W. (eds) Primary Care Occupational Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20882-9_27

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20882-9_27

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-031-20881-2

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-031-20882-9

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation