Sleep Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 165-171 , January 2008

Psychological treatment of insomnia in hypnotic-dependant older adults

  • James P. Soeffing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 901 481 1480; fax: +1 205 348 5784.
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  • Kenneth L. Lichstein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, USA
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  • Sidney D. Nau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, USA
    • ,
  • Christina S. McCrae

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical & Health Psychology, University of Florida, USA
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  • Nancy M. Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, USA
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  • R. Neal Aguillard

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorders Center, Methodist Healthcare, USA
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  • Kristin W. Lester

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorders Center, Methodist Healthcare, USA
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  • Andrew J. Bush

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, UTHSC, Memphis, TN, USA

Received 30 November 2006 ,Revised 18 February 2007 ,Accepted 25 February 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.02.009

Sleep Medicine
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