When It Is Used
Use it when a client finds reducing time in bed confusing or counterintuitive and needs a visual explanation before or during sleep scheduling work.
Sleep Restriction Diagram
Sleep Restriction Diagram is a CBT-I education tool for practitioners and insomnia clients. It helps the practitioner explain how time in bed, sleep drive, sleep efficiency, and sleep consolidation relate so the client can discuss the sleep scheduling rationale with less confusion.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Does Not Do
The diagram does not calculate sleep efficiency, prescribe bed and wake times, infer adherence, or measure client understanding.
Content Boundary
The exact diagram layout and labels must come from supplied content. The public demo uses a placeholder structure limited to the supported concepts.
Is this a calculator?
No. It is a conceptual education diagram and does not calculate sleep efficiency or prescribe a schedule.
Can clients complete it on their own?
They can view the diagram and optionally add a question or takeaway if sent asynchronously, but it is designed primarily as a practitioner-guided education aid.
Does reviewed status mean the client understood it?
No. Reviewed status only indicates the rationale was reviewed; it does not score or prove understanding.
What gets saved?
The fixed diagram tool is saved as-is. Demo annotations and fictional client notes are not saved as real client data.