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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 9.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Eat Disord. 2020 Dec 18;54(4):652–659. doi: 10.1002/eat.23450

TABLE 2.

Brief behavioral treatment for insomnia (BBTI) session outlines

Session Length Topic
1 45–75 min
  • Psychoeducation about sleep hygiene, and mechanisms of sleep regulation

  • Review of completed sleep diaries

  • 4 “rules” of sleep improvement

  • Setting of sleep prescription

2 20 min
  • Review of sleep over past week and adherence to prescribed sleep schedule

  • Problem-solve issues of treatment adherence

3 30 min
  • Adjustment of sleep prescription according to two-week sleep diary data

  • Instruction on sleep extension and restriction algorithm

  • Reinforce motivation

4 20 min
  • Review 4 “rules” for sleep

  • Review instruction for sleep extension and restriction algorithm

  • Relapse prevention planning