TY - GEN ID - cogprints5032 UR - http://cogprints.org/5032/ A1 - Lopez, Dr. Hassen H. A1 - Bracha, Adam S. A1 - Bracha, Dr. Stefan Y1 - 2002/09// N2 - Increasing scientific evidence point to a non-pharmacological complementary treatment for insomnia: white noise. Its presentation has been shown to induce sleep in human neonates and adults, probably by reducing the signal-to-noise ratio of ambient sound. White noise may be a simple, safe, cost-effective alternative to hypnotic medication in many psychiatric disorders, especially acute stress disorder and PTSD. KW - PTSD KW - sleep KW - complementary medicine KW - insomnia TI - Evidence Based Complementary Intervention for Insomnia SP - 162 AV - public EP - 163 ER -