The Clinician's Guide to Cognitive and Behavioural Therapeutics (CBTx) for Insomnia Book contents
- The Clinician’s Guide to Cognitive and Behavioural Therapeutics (CBTx) for Insomnia
- Reviews
- The Clinician’s Guide to Cognitive and Behavioural Therapeutics (CBTx) for Insomnia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- Introduction
- Section 1 Sleep, Its Function, and Insomnia
- Section 2 CBT and Its Application to Insomnia
- Section 3 Assessing Insomnia from a CBTx Perspective
- Chapter 6 How Do I Evaluate a Patient and Understand Their Presenting Complaint?
- Chapter 7 How Do I Incorporate Validated Scales and Measures into Clinical Evaluation?
- Chapter 8 Should I Consider Objective Assessments of Sleep–Wake Functioning as Part of Clinical Evaluation?
- Section 4 Treating Insomnia Using the CBTx Approach
- Section 5 Implementing CBTx for Insomnia at Scale
- References
- Index
Chapter 6 - How Do I Evaluate a Patient and Understand Their Presenting Complaint?
from Section 3 - Assessing Insomnia from a CBTx Perspective
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 December 2024
- The Clinician’s Guide to Cognitive and Behavioural Therapeutics (CBTx) for Insomnia
- Reviews
- The Clinician’s Guide to Cognitive and Behavioural Therapeutics (CBTx) for Insomnia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- Introduction
- Section 1 Sleep, Its Function, and Insomnia
- Section 2 CBT and Its Application to Insomnia
- Section 3 Assessing Insomnia from a CBTx Perspective
- Chapter 6 How Do I Evaluate a Patient and Understand Their Presenting Complaint?
- Chapter 7 How Do I Incorporate Validated Scales and Measures into Clinical Evaluation?
- Chapter 8 Should I Consider Objective Assessments of Sleep–Wake Functioning as Part of Clinical Evaluation?
- Section 4 Treating Insomnia Using the CBTx Approach
- Section 5 Implementing CBTx for Insomnia at Scale
- References
- Index
Summary
Early encounters with patients provide a valuable opportunity to understand their presenting complaints and needs. In order to do this effectively, it is important to have a structured approach to evaluating their symptoms. Using a step-by-step approach, this chapter instructs you how to understand a patient’s initial presenting complaints and assess their needs in an initial assessment. This includes setting the scene with the patient, evaluating their insomnia using a structured sleep interview, and using observation to obtain helpful and pertinent clinical information in collaboration with your patient.
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- The Clinician's Guide to Cognitive and Behavioural Therapeutics (CBTx) for InsomniaA Scientist-Practitioner Approach, pp. 97 - 111Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025