Can CBT help with hot flashes and menopause symptoms?

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The studies

• 5 Repeated evidence Components and Delivery Formats of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia in Adults: A Systematic Review and Component Network Meta-Analysis.
  2024 · JAMA psychiatry · 452 participants · manufacturer helped fund this
• 5 Repeated evidence Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Comorbid With Psychiatric and Medical Conditions: A Meta-analysis.
  2015 · JAMA internal medicine
• 5 Repeated evidence The impact of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on objective sleep parameters: A meta-analysis and systematic review.
  2020 · Sleep medicine reviews
• 5 Repeated evidence Does cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia reduce repetitive negative thinking and sleep-related worry beliefs? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
  2021 · Sleep medicine reviews
• 5 Repeated evidence The effectiveness of the behavioural components of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in older adults: A systematic review.
  2023 · Journal of sleep research
• 5 Repeated evidence Challenging beliefs for quality sleep: A systematic review of maladaptive sleep beliefs and treatment outcomes following cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.
  2023 · Sleep medicine reviews
• 5 Repeated evidence Cognitive behavioural therapy for menopausal symptoms: a systematic review of efficacy in improving quality of life.
  2026 · BMC women's health · 910 participants
• 5 Repeated evidence Does cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia improve cognitive performance? A systematic review and narrative synthesis.
  2018 · Sleep medicine reviews · 4 participants
• 5 Repeated evidence Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Mood and Insomnia in Persons With Dementia: A Systematic Review.
  2021 · Alzheimer disease and associated disorders
• 4 Large controlled trial Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia has sustained effects on insomnia, fatigue, and function among people with chronic heart failure and insomnia: the HeartSleep Study.
  2022 · Sleep · 175 participants
• 4 Large controlled trial Depression prevention via digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a randomized controlled trial.
  2020 · Sleep · 358 participants
• 5 Repeated evidence Effect of Cognitive Behavior Therapy on the Mental Health of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.
  2026 · Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the
• 4 Large controlled trial Cognitive behavioral therapy, singly and combined with medication, for persistent insomnia: a randomized controlled trial.
  2009 · JAMA · 160 participants
• 4 Large controlled trial Digital App Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy CBT-I Course Improving Insomnia and Sleep Hygiene: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
  2026 · Journal of sleep research · 191 participants · manufacturer helped fund this
• 4 Large controlled trial Impact of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia disorder on sleep and comorbid symptoms in military personnel: a randomized clinical trial.
  2019 · Sleep · 151 participants
• 4 Large controlled trial Effectiveness of one-week internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia to prevent progression from acute to chronic insomnia: A two-arm, multi-center, randomized controlled trial.
  2023 · Psychiatry research · 192 participants
• 4 Large controlled trial Sleep-specific outcomes attributable to digitally delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in adults with insomnia and depressive symptoms.
  2024 · Behavioral sleep medicine · 1,149 participants · manufacturer helped fund this
• 4 Large controlled trial A randomized controlled trial comparing sleep hygiene advice with a self-help book focusing on cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a study among patients with prescribed hypnotics from the GP.
  2026 · Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 125 participants
• 4 Large controlled trial Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Biofeedback for Chronic Headache: Effects on Pain Catastrophizing, Sleep Quality, and Disability.
  2026 · Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 100 participants
• 4 Large controlled trial Attribution, cognition and psychopathology in persistent insomnia disorder: outcome and mediation analysis from a randomized placebo-controlled trial of online cognitive behavioural therapy.
  2015 · Sleep medicine · 164 participants
• 4 Large controlled trial Digital cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia (dCBT-I): Chronotype moderation on intervention outcomes.
  2022 · Journal of sleep research · 1,721 participants
• 4 Large controlled trial Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia treatment attrition in patients with weekly nightmares.
  2023 · Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official pu · 110 participants
• 4 Large controlled trial Group cognitive behavioural treatment for insomnia in primary care: a randomized controlled trial.
  2016 · Psychological medicine · 239 participants
• 4 Large controlled trial Cognitive behavioural therapy to treat stress and insomnia: A randomized wait list-controlled trial of two online courses.
  2023 · Journal of sleep research · 588 participants
• 4 Large controlled trial Symphony of healing: Investigating the effects of integrating music therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dynamic interpersonal therapy (DIT) on depression.
  2025 · Psychiatry research · 230 participants
• 4 Large controlled trial The impact of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on cognitive performance and amyloid beta in older adults: A randomized controlled trial.
  2026 · Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's · 100 participants
• 3 Small study in people Investigating the efficacy of digital cognitive behavioural therapy in comparison to a sleep-monitoring application via integrated diary and actigraphy: A randomised-controlled trial.
  2025 · Journal of sleep research · 29 participants · manufacturer helped fund this
• 3 Small study in people Effects of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on insomnia severity: a large-scale randomised controlled trial.
  2021 · The Lancet. Digital health
• 3 Small study in people Cognitive behavioral therapy vs. Tai Chi for late life insomnia and inflammatory risk: a randomized controlled comparative efficacy trial.
  2015 · Sleep
• 3 Small study in people Preventing postpartum insomnia: findings from a three-arm randomized-controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, a responsive bassinet, and sleep hygiene.
  2024 · Sleep