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Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy
2018. Vol. 26, no. 2, 53–78
doi:10.17759/cpp.2018260204
ISSN: 2075-3470 / 2311-9446 (online)

Application of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy in the treatment of restless legs syndrome

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A. Melehin

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Abstract

The paper demonstrates that the basis of treatment of the restless legs syndrome (RLS) is combination therapy, which includes medication and non-pharmacological approaches. The limitations of the medication approach are presented. For the first time, the following directive non-drug approaches used in the treatment of RLS with evidence-based effectiveness are systematized: body-mind approach, behavioral and cognitive-behavioral second- and third-wave psychotherapy, and rational-emotive-behavioral therapy.

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Keywords: restless legs syndrome, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, medication approach, non-pharmacological approach, chronic insomnia

Journal rubric: Research Reviews

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp.2018260204

For citation: Melehin A. Application of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy in the treatment of restless legs syndrome. Konsul'tativnaya psikhologiya i psikhoterapiya = Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy, 2018. Vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 53–78. DOI: 10.17759/cpp.2018260204. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Aleksey Melehin, PhD in Psychology, Associate professor, Stolypin Humanitarian Institute, clinical psychologist of the highest qualification category, somnologist, cognitive behavioral psychotherapist, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5633-7639, e-mail: clinmelehin@yandex.ru

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