<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Dr. Jacobs describes the drug-free, scientifically proven program for conquering insomnia in six weeks--a program that succeeds by helping insomniacs change the way they think about sleep.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>The bestselling guide to curing insomnia without drugs by a pioneer of the field, now updated with the latest research (<i>The Wall Street Journal</i>)</b> <p/>For the past ten years, sleep-deprived Americans have found natural, drug-free relief from insomnia with the help of Dr. Gregg D. Jacobs's <i>Say Good Night to Insomnia</i>. <p/>Jacobs's program, developed and tested at Harvard Medical School and based on cognitive behavioral therapy, has been shown to improve sleep long-term in 80 percent of patients, making it the gold standard for treatment. He provides techniques for eliminating sleeping pills; establishing sleep-promoting behaviors and lifestyle practices; and improving relaxation, reducing stress, and changing negative thoughts about sleep. <p/>In this updated edition, Jacobs surveys the limitations and dangers of the new generation of sleeping pills, dispels misleading and confusing claims about sleep and health, and shares cutting-edge research on insomnia that proves his approach is more effective than sleeping pills.<br><i><br>Say Good Night to Insomnia</i> is the definitive guide to overcoming insomnia without drugs for the thousands of Americans who are looking for a healthy night's rest.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Gregg D. Jacobs, Ph. D., </b> is an insomnia specialist at the Sleep Disorders Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. As a senior scientist at Harvard's Mind/Body Medical Institute and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, he spent almost twenty years treating and researching insomnia