Subjective and objective sleep disturbances following trauma-focused treatment.

ABSTRACT: Background: Most individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report sleep disturbances. Yet, results on the impact of trauma-focused therapy on subjective and objective sleep disturbances are inconsistent.Objectives: This study conducted secondary analyses from a randomized controlled trial (RCT; German Clinical Trials Registration: DRKS00005578) to investigate changes in both subjective and objective sleep over the course of trauma-focused therapy and whether these changes differed for dialectical behaviour therapy for PTSD (DBT-PTSD) or cognitive processing therapy (CPT).Methods: Women with PTSD related to childhood abuse were randomized to receive DBT-PTSD or CPT. Sleep was assessed in n = 180 women using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), sleep diaries, and actigraphy

SUBMITTER: Porten S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12392437 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature