Effectiveness of Sleep Hygiene to Reduce Insomnia Among Persons with Suffering with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder-Pilot Analysis

Abstract

Insomnia is a common problem among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and patients suffering from acute insomnia with psychiatric comorbidity are more likely to develop chronic insomnia without appropriate intervention. Here we report a case of obsessive-compulsive disorder with acute insomnia, successfully treated with early sleep psychiatric non-pharmacological intervention.Sleep is crucial to brain function and import for maintainig cognitive and emotional process.Insomnia and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and are associated with significant impairment and disability. There is evidence that insomnia and anxiety disorders commonly co-occur, in addition to both being highly comorbid with major depressive disorder.Sleep hygiene has been incorporated into most psychological interventions for insomnia. Clinically, these instructions provide a good start for treatment.