PsychEd Shorts 9: Sleep Hygiene

PsychEd Shorts 9: Sleep Hygiene

From PsychEd: Educational Psychiatry Podcast by PsychEd

January 15, 2026 · 9 min

About this episode

This episode covers the basics of sleep hygiene.

Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This short episode covers the basics of sleep hygiene. Hosts : Jo Kikukawa (MS2) and Grant Yao (MS4) Audio editing: Grant Yao Timestamps: (0:33) - Background (2:07) - Core principles and strategies (5:37) - Counselling on sleep (6:18) - When to get help with sleep (7:29) - Summary References : Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Sleep disorders . CAMH. Harvard Health Publishing. Sleep hygiene: Simple practices for better rest . Harvard Health. Qaseem A, Kansagara D, Forciea MA, Cooke M, Denberg TD. Management of chronic insomnia disorder in adults: A clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med . 2016;165(2):125–133. Sleep Foundation. Sleep hygiene . SleepFoundation.org . Spielman AJ, Caruso LS, Glovinsky PB. Behavioral treatment of insomnia: A clinical case series. Sleep . 1987;10(1):87–92. For more PsychEd, follow us on Instagram (⁠@psyched.podcast⁠), Facebook (⁠PsychEd Podcast⁠), X (⁠@psychedpodcast⁠), and Bluesky (⁠@psychedpodcast.bsky.social‬⁠). You can email us at ⁠psychedpodcast@gmail.com⁠ and visit our website at⁠ ⁠⁠psychedpodcast.org⁠.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jo Kikukawa, Grant Yao

Topics covered

  • sleep hygiene
  • mental health
  • insomnia
  • sleep disorders
  • counseling

Keywords

  • sleep hygiene
  • mental health
  • insomnia
  • sleep disorders
  • counseling
  • sleep help
  • sleep practices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Harvard Health Publishing, American College of Physicians, Sleep Foundation

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