Curtis is a clinical psychologist with advanced training and specialization in the assessment and treatment of borderline personality disorder BPD and post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD in adults. He has considerable expertise in the assessment and treatment of chronic insomnia , chronic trauma-related nightmares , and helping people safely and gradually discontinue their use of various sleep medications that they may have been taking for years.
Curtis is one of only clinicians in the world who is board certified in behavioral sleep medicine DBSM. During this time, he received in-depth training and expertise working with adults with anxiety disorders , major depressive disorder , relationship difficulties , substance use disorders , chronic pain , chronic insomnia , nightmare disorder , breathing-related sleep disorders , circadian rhythm sleep disorders , post-traumatic stress disorder , and borderline personality disorder.
Before becoming a clinical psychologist, Dr. Curtis has 12 years of research experience and 12 peer-reviewed scientific publications in some of the world's top journals in neuroscience and sleep medicine. Given his expertise and board certification in behavioral sleep medicine, Dr. Curtis has been sought out to offer various trainings in the assessment and treatment of sleep disruption across numerous mental health difficulties. When he's not being a psychologist, you can find Brian enjoying time with his wife, playing on the floor with their four young children, playing the drums, and keeping up his daily meditation practice.
Curtis, B. Sleepy without stimulation: subjective and objective sleepiness in actigraphy-verified natural short sleepers. Journal of Sleep Research. Objective cognitive functioning in self-reported habitual short sleepers not reporting daytime dysfunction: Examination of impulsivity via delay discounting. Sleep , 41 9 , 1—9. Sleep duration and resting fMRI functional connectivity: Examination of short sleepers with and without perceived daytime dysfunction.
Brain and Behavior , 6 12 , 1— Neural reward processing in self-reported short sleepers: Examination of gambling task brain activation in the Human Connectome Project database. Sleep , 42 9 , 1— If you're ready to overcome your current sleep difficulties and chronic stress, please schedule a free consultation with Dr.
