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Behavioral Sleep Medicine
The specialty that treats sleep disorders with behavioral and psychological methods: what it is, who practices it, and when to seek it.
Expertise
Six areas where the science, the clinic, and the technology meet
Each area below is a full reference page written and reviewed by Christine Mason, PhD, DBSM.
02
CBT-I + Insomnia
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I): the components, the evidence, and how it compares with sleep hygiene and medication.
03
Circadian Rhythm Alignment
The body clock, light, melatonin, zeitgebers, sleep timing, shift work, jet lag, and circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders.
04
Sleep + Behavior Change
Why sleep interventions succeed or fail: habit formation, reinforcment, theories of health behavior change, consistency, adherence, and sustainable change.
05
Women's Sleep Health
Sleep across the menstrual cycle, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, family sleep, perimenopause, and post-menopause.
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Sleep + Digital Health
Wearables, consumer sleep technology, digital therapeutics, remote monitoring, and what the data can and cannot say.
Apply it
From reference material to real work
These pages describe what we know. Clinical care, consulting, and education are where it gets applied to a specific person, product, program, or environment.