Most people have experienced sleep disorders such as insomnia several times in their life, but older adults
tend to experience insomnia more often than younger generations. They tend to suffer from chronic insomnia owing to the physical changes and/or daily hassles that occur as they get older, and negative
consequences of insomnia in old age include at least psychological difficulties and high risk for physical
health. Many people would easily choose pharmacologic treatments for insomnia, but it has been
empirically known that cognitive and/or behavioral therapies for elderly patients with chronic insomnia are
more effective in enhancing sleep quality and quantity treating chronic insomnia than drug therapy. Despite
the higher effectiveness, it seems that many people including health professionals lack of understanding or
interest in the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for the chronic insomnia. Thus, the efficacy of the
cognitive behavioral therapy was stressed in terms of enhancing quality of life for older adults who suffer
from insomnia in this paper.