Diagnosing and Treating Sleep Disorders

As many as 50 to 70 million U.S. adults have a sleep disorder. Psychologists play a major role in treating insomnia and other common sleep disorders. This article describes common sleep disorders and discusses tools available for screening clients for sleep disorders as well as evidence-based behavioral treatments for insomnia and other sleep disorders. Copyright: 2022

After reading the CE Corner article, you will be asked to complete a “Commitment-to-Change” (CTC) exercise. The CTC exercise is designed to help facilitate the translation of your learning into practice. Completion of the CTC is required prior to the completion of the CE Test based on the APA Monitor CE Corner article.

Part of the APA Monitor’s CE Corner article series.

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New York state psychologists: This program is not currently in compliance with the unique requirements imposed by the New York State Board of Education for New York licensed psychologists CE.

• Describe symptoms of common sleep disorders.
• Discuss and access tools available for screening clients for sleep disorders.
• Describe evidence-based behavioral treatments for insomnia and other sleep disorders.
• Discuss when to refer clients to sleep specialists.

Kirsten Weir