I would also add—the American Academy of Sleep Medicine agrees that CBT-I should be the first line of defence against insomnia.
Pushing on the epistemic modesty point, if you didn’t interview any experts when writing your brief, it seems overconfident to disagree with the scientific establishment. If you have a tentatively held conclusion and you’ve not engaged with other experts, I think the sensible thing to do is defer.
More generally, I think extensive interviews with experts should be part of all reviews of evidence on interventions
I would also add—the American Academy of Sleep Medicine agrees that CBT-I should be the first line of defence against insomnia.
Pushing on the epistemic modesty point, if you didn’t interview any experts when writing your brief, it seems overconfident to disagree with the scientific establishment. If you have a tentatively held conclusion and you’ve not engaged with other experts, I think the sensible thing to do is defer.
More generally, I think extensive interviews with experts should be part of all reviews of evidence on interventions