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Health Encyclopedia: Insomnia Treatment
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Behavioral Methods
Prevention of sleeplessness depends upon the patient's ability to learn how to relax and sleep well. A number of behavioral methods are aimed at achieving these goals. Behavioral techniques can actually cure chronic insomnia and studies report their effectiveness in nearly all patients with primary chronic insomnia.
Although medications are equally effective for helping people with insomnia to sleep, they can not cure the condition, and prolonged use frequently resulted...
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