Sleep quality and outcome of exposure therapy in adults with social anxiety disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Poor sleep is prevalent among individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD) and may negatively affect exposure therapy outcomes. Poor sleep may impair memory and learning, and thus compromise fear extinction learning thought to take place in exposure therapy. We examined poor sleep as a predictor of exposure therapy outcomes for SAD and the moderating role of d-cycloserine (DCS) on this relationship.

Methods

Participants were 152 individuals with a primary diagnosis of SAD. As part of a randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of DCS for enhancing the effects of exposure therapy, they completed self-report baseline measure of sleep quality, and self-report sleep diaries assessing sleep duration (total sleep time [TST]) and sleep quality the nights befo

SUBMITTER: Dutcher CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8560555 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature