Medical Training AIManaging Chronic Insomnia
You'll be able to evaluate insomnia, structure a CBT-I course of treatment, and reason through when pharmacotherapy is appropriate.
What this track covers
Chronic insomnia is common in primary care and behavioral health settings and responds best to a structured combination of behavioral and, when needed, pharmacologic strategies. This track covers assessment, the core components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), and the role and limits of sleep medications.
What you will practice
- Screen for insomnia using validated tools and rule out comorbid sleep or psychiatric conditions
- Walk through sleep restriction therapy titration logic and patient expectation-setting
- Apply stimulus control principles to break maladaptive sleep associations
- Deliver sleep hygiene counseling that's specific rather than generic
- Weigh pharmacotherapy options against behavioral approaches, including tapering considerations
Simulator scenario
A patient with several months of sleep-onset and maintenance insomnia, mild anxiety, and inconsistent sleep habits presents for evaluation and initial treatment planning.
Board question topics
- Interpreting insomnia screening and sleep diary data
- Core components and sequencing of CBT-I
- Indications and precautions for pharmacologic treatment
- Distinguishing insomnia from comorbid sleep disorders
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