Improving Sleep to Prevent Depression & Anxiety in Adolescents at High Risk

Summary

Emerging evidence has shown that sleep interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) improve depressive and anxiety symptoms in adults, even when the intervention is brief, such as four to six sessions. The overarching aim of the proposed research is to conduct a pilot trial to evaluate whether a brief intervention for insomnia adapted for improves sleep and subthreshold depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescents at risk (i.e., with a parental history of depressive or anxiety disorders).

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Between the ages of 12 and 18.
* Having at least one parent with a history of depressive or anxiety disorders but having no clinically significant history (per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5) of internalizing disorders themselves.
* Adolescents who score 10/25 or greater on the Insomnia Severity Index, indicating subthreshold insomnia or greater.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Experiencing symptoms of sleep disorders other than insomnia (i.e. restless legs syndrome \[RLS\], sleep-disordered breathing \[SDB\].
* Having a history of untreated, serious psychiatric illness (i.e., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia).
* Active suicidal ideation.
* Currently taking prescribed medications for sleep problems.
* Moderate to severe head injury.

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