Caregiver Stress and Sleep Study

Summary

This study includes a randomized experimental component where therapists will systematically deliver an experimental behavioral probe or a supportive control condition. The aim is to evaluate effects on meaningful health-relevant measures including morning activation levels, depression symptoms, rumination, and aspects brain connectivity previously linked with depression.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 60 years or older.
* Provide at least 15 hours/week of unpaid care to a patient with a dementia diagnosis.
* Reporting stress or strain delivering care
* No or stable pharmacotherapy for depression
* Meets screening definition for having morning activation difficulty or a definite morning types per the Composite Morningness Questionnaire (CMQ)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Unsafe or unable to undergo MRI
* Active Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for mood or insomnia
* Probable dementia diagnosis
* Deadly illness or plans to leave the study area
* Current active substance use disorder

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