Elisabeth Hertenstein

Since April 2018, I work at the University Psychiatric Services (UPD) Bern. The primary aim of my research is to understand and improve disordered sleep in patients with insomnia with and without psychiatric disorders. I am particularly interested in the understanding of subjective sleep perception and the optimization of psychotherapeutic treatment for insomnia. My past and present projects center on Acceptance and Commitment therapy as a new psychotherapeutic treatment for insomnia and the development of a behavioral treatment program for insomnia in patients with severe mental disorders. Whereas my primary focus is psychotherapy, I am also interested in the neurophysiological assessment and manipulation of sleep.