Leon Lack
Biographic Data
| ID | 6337469 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leon Lack |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leon |
| FAMILY NAME | Lack |
| SIGNATURE | LACK L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Flinders University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8505-5873 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Treatment preferences and help seeking experiences of Australian adults with insomnia
Evidence-based insomnia guidelines recommend Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) as the first-line treatment. However, many people with insomnia are prescribed sedative-hypnotic medications. To understand this gap between guidelines and practice, this study surveyed people seeking treatment for insomnia about their help-seeking experiences and treatment preferences. Australian adults who had previously expressed interest in a clinic…
The management of insomnia by Australian psychologists
Objective Although clinical guidelines recommend Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) as the first-line treatment for insomnia, many people with insomnia do not have access to CBTi and are prescribed sedative-hypnotic medicines by medical health professionals. Psychologists have training in CBT and may be well placed to deliver behavioural therapy for insomnia. However, the current treatment of insomnia, amount of sleep-specific trai…
Sleeping habits of people living in the adelaide metropolitan area-a telephone survey
A telephone survey within the Adelaide metropolitian area investigated the extent of sleeping problem and other sleeping habits within the population. A sample of 100 persons (33 males, 67 females) aged between 16 to 82 inclusive were interviewed. Ten percent often had trouble falling to sleep, 27% often woke during the night and 24% said they often woke too early. Twenty-five percent said they did not get enough sleep. The incidence of self-desc…
The management of insomnia by Australian psychologists
Objective Although clinical guidelines recommend Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) as the first-line treatment for insomnia, many people with insomnia do not have access to CBTi and are prescribed sedative-hypnotic medicines by medical health professionals. Psychologists have training in CBT and may be well placed to deliver behavioural therapy for insomnia. However, the current treatment of insomnia, amount of sleep-specific trai…
Sleeping habits of people living in the adelaide metropolitan area-a telephone survey
A telephone survey within the Adelaide metropolitian area investigated the extent of sleeping problem and other sleeping habits within the population. A sample of 100 persons (33 males, 67 females) aged between 16 to 82 inclusive were interviewed. Ten percent often had trouble falling to sleep, 27% often woke during the night and 24% said they often woke too early. Twenty-five percent said they did not get enough sleep. The incidence of self-desc…
The management of insomnia by Australian psychologists
Objective Although clinical guidelines recommend Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) as the first-line treatment for insomnia, many people with insomnia do not have access to CBTi and are prescribed sedative-hypnotic medicines by medical health professionals. Psychologists have training in CBT and may be well placed to deliver behavioural therapy for insomnia. However, the current treatment of insomnia, amount of sleep-specific trai…
Treatment preferences and help seeking experiences of Australian adults with insomnia
Evidence-based insomnia guidelines recommend Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) as the first-line treatment. However, many people with insomnia are prescribed sedative-hypnotic medications. To understand this gap between guidelines and practice, this study surveyed people seeking treatment for insomnia about their help-seeking experiences and treatment preferences. Australian adults who had previously expressed interest in a clinic…
Insomnia (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Sleep and related disorders (2 works) · Sleep and Wakefulness Research (2 works)