Sleep problems in preschool-onset major depressive disorder: the effect of treatment with parent-child interaction therapy-emotion development.

ABSTRACT: In school-aged children, adolescents, and adults, more than 72% of individuals diagnosed with major depression report co-occurring sleep problems, but little is known about sleep problems in the context of preschool-onset major depressive disorder (PO-MDD). The current study examined the prevalence of various sleep problems in a sample of young children diagnosed with PO-MDD and explored how the treatment of depression, using a modification of parent-child interaction therapy focused on emotional development (PCIT-ED), affects sleep problems. Participants included 229 preschoolers (ages 3-6 years) who met criteria for PO-MDD and participated a single-blind, randomized control trial comparing PCIT-ED to a waitlist control condition. Children were randomly assigned to either PCIT-ED (n = 114

SUBMITTER: Hoyniak CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8120654 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature