Nondrug Treatment Trials in Psychophysiologic Insomnia
Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 24 April 1995
Christian Guilleminault
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Patients with chronic psychophysiologic insomnia may benefit from a nondrug treatment approach, and light therapy appears particularly promising.
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Patients with chronic psychophysiologic insomnia may benefit from a nondrug treatment approach. Light therapy appears particularly promising.
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