This quality standard addresses care for adults aged 18 years or older who have insomnia disorder (also known as chronic insomnia). Insomnia disorder is defined as distress and daytime impairment that lasts 3 or more months, and that is associated with difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, or early morning waking with the inability to return to sleep. This quality standard applies to all health care settings. It does not include care for people whose sleeping difficulty is better explained by a different sleep disorder.
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The two guides below are in draft form. Please check back here in a few months for the finalized guides and a variety of other resources related to this standard.
Quality Standard – DRAFT
Know what quality care looks like, based on evidence and expert consensus
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Patient Guide – DRAFT
Patients: know what to ask for in your care
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The work on this quality standard started in October 2019 but was paused in March 2020; the work restarted in May 2024.
Ontario Health thanks the following individuals for their generous, voluntary contributions of time and expertise to help create this quality standard:
Sophiya Benjamin (co-chair)
Geriatric Psychiatrist
Associate Professor and Schlegel Chair for Mental Health in Aging
McMaster University
Colleen Carney (co-chair)
Psychologist
Professor and Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory
Toronto Metropolitan University
Beverley David
Clinical Psychologist and Director
Your Psychology Centre
Jean Grenier
Clinical Psychologist, Researcher
Montfort Hospital
Jennifer Guest
Lived Experience Advisor
Kristin Hanhimaki
Social Worker
City of Lakes Family Health Team
Rhonda Heft
Social Worker, Ingersoll
Nurse Practitioner–Led Clinic
Jennifer Hirsch
Psychiatrist, Sleep Medicine Specialist
MedSleep and Mount Sinai Hospital
Mohamed Hussain
Family Medicine and Sleep Specialist
Medical Director and Quality Advisor
Tri‑Hospital Sleep Laboratory West
Margaret Jin
Pharmacist and Academic Detailing Coordinator
Hamilton Family Health Team
Eric Lui
Pharmacist
North York Family Health Team
Richard Norman
Geriatric Medicine Specialist
Sinai Health System
Brigita Proskalo Mantz
Nurse Practitioner, Ingersoll
Nurse Practitioner–Led Clinic
Jaan Reitav
Psychologist
University Health Network
Andrea Schaefer
Lived Experience Advisor
Shayna Watson
Family Medicine
Assistant Professor, Queen’s University
Joanne West
Clinical Psychologist
Private Practice