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Table 1 Treatment content

From: Clinical feasibility of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in a real-world mixed sample at a specialized psychiatric outpatient clinic

Session

Content

Homework

1

Mindfulness exercise. Psychoeducation about sleep and psychiatric disorders, relaxation, sleep hygiene. Goal setting.

Read summary of session. Keep sleep diary. Chose 1–2 sleep hygiene strategies and use every day. Do one relaxation exercise a day

2

Mindfulness exercise. Sleep restriction, scheduled sleep with option of sleep compression, stimulus control. Strategies to wake up in the morning and wind down at night

Read summary of session. Keep sleep diary. Stick to sleep window. Use stimulus control. Do one relaxation exercise a day. Optional to use other strategies, but participants are encouraged to try some additional strategies for at least one week.

3

Mindfulness exercise. How light, meals, and activities affects the circadian rhythm. Introduction to worry time. Adjust sleep window.

Read summary of session. Keep sleep diary. Stick to sleep window. Use stimulus control. Do one relaxation exercise a day. Optional to use other strategies.

4

Mindfulness exercise. Evaluation of treatment goals, exploring pros and cons with using new sleep related behaviour. Adjust sleep window.

Read summary of session. Keep sleep diary. Stick to sleep window. Use stimulus control. Do one relaxation exercise a day. Optional to use other strategies.

5

Mindfulness exercise. Summary of treatment. Addressing questions and ambiguities. Adjust sleep window.

Read summary of session. Keep sleep diary. Stick to sleep window. Use stimulus control. Optional to use other strategies.

6

Mindfulness exercise. Summary of treatment content. Evaluation of treatment goals. Creating individual sleep plan. Relapse prevention

Follow sleep plan