Examining bi-directional change in sleep and depression symptoms in individuals receiving routine psychological treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep disturbance is a common symptom of depression. There is conflicting evidence whether improvements in sleep might impact depressive symptoms, or whether treating the core depressive symptoms might improve sleep disturbance. This study explored the bi-directional impact of sleep and depressive symptom change among individuals receiving psychological treatment.

Methods

Session-by-session change in sleep disturbance and depressive symptom severity scores were explored in patients receiving psychological therapy for depression from Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services in England. Bi-directional change in sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms was modelled using random-intercept cross-lagged panel models with items from the PHQ-9.

Results

SUBMITTER: Saunders R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10643991 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature