October 07, 2022

74: Prescription Digital Therapeutics for Insomnia

29 minutes

Welcome to the NeurologyLive® Mind Moments® podcast. Tune in to hear leaders in neurology sound off on topics that impact your clinical practice.

In this episode, we spoke with Yuri Maricich, MD, MBA, internal medicine physician, and chief medical officer and head of development, Pear Therapeutics. He joined the show to discuss the current use of digital therapeutics in insomnia such as cognitive behavioral therapy, the state of education and treatment for the sleep disorder, some of the challenges in care, and more.

Episode Breakdown:

1:15 – The positives of digital therapeutics in insomnia care

3:50 – Overview of a recent study from Maricich and colleagues

8:40 – Prioritization of sleep in clinical care

11:20 – Lack of clinical use of prescription digital therapeutics

13:05 – Neurology News Minute

15:30 – Differences for CBT-I among treatment-naïve individuals

18:05 – Use of CBT-I as a supplementary treatment tool

20:10 – Research needs and ongoing efforts

23:15 – What clinicians need to know about CBT-I and digital therapeutics

25:50 – Closing thoughts

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REFERENCES

1. Forma F, Knight TG, Thorndike FP, et al. Real-World Evaluation of Clinical Response and Long-Term Healthcare Resource Utilization Patterns Following Treatment with a Digital Therapeutic for Chronic Insomnia. Clinicoecon Outcomes Res. 2022;14:537-546. doi:10.2147/CEOR.S368780

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