The effect of psychotherapy on the multivariate association between insomnia and depressive symptoms in late-life depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Late-life depression (LLD) is prevalent in older adults and linked to increased disability, mortality, and suicide risk. Insomnia symptoms are considered common remaining symptoms of LLD following treatment. However, the multivariate relationship between insomnia and depressive symptoms and the impact of psychotherapy on their interrelationship is insufficiently assessed.

Methods

We conducted a secondary analysis of data from 185 patients with LLD, recruited from seven university hospitals in Germany as part of a larger original cohort study. Participants had undergone eight-week psychotherapy interventions (cognitive behavioral therapy or supportive unspecific intervention). Three regularized canonical correlation analyses (rCCA) assessed the multivariate associa

SUBMITTER: Haritos R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12438996 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature